2005 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

In the summer of 2005, these interns traveled to Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and the Philippines to study global food security at acclaimed agricultural research centers.

On their return, each student completed a paper documenting their personal experiences and the outcomes of their research projects.

Click on the names below to view each intern's paper.

			Mark Boatwright Runnells, IA China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, CHINA				Mandy Larson Pilot Mound, IA The WorldFish Center Global Headquarters in Penang, MALAYSIA
			Erin Cavanagh Bettendorf, IA Monteverde Institute (MVI) in Monteverde de Puntarenas, COSTA RICA				Morgan Moe Cedar Falls, IA Peking University in Beijing, CHINA
			Zenab Chowdhry Independence, IA International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU				Charles Saini Des Moines, IA M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Madras (Chennai), INDIA
			Rachael Cox Ames, IA International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA				Sarah Simpson Spirit Lake, IA Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA
			Emma Flemmig Glidden, IA International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico City, MEXICO				Garrett Skaar Story City, IA International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
			Thuy Huynh Des Moines, IA Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, BRAZIL				Laura Snell Ames, IA China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center (CNHRRDC) in Changsha, Hunan, CHINA
			David Johnson Mitchell, SD International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, PHILIPPINES