The World Food Prize Foundation

International Internship Sites

Since 1998, the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship program has trained the next generation of promising young innovators at the leading research and development organizations around the world. Explore our program partners below and how they're empowering a new generation of global problem solvers and scientific leaders for high impact careers. 



​​​​Active Internship Sites

Listed below in the format of Country | Name of Host Organization

Brazil | EMBRAPA China | CAAS China | HHRRC Costa Rica | EARTH University 

India | AVRDC  India | ICRISAT India | Grow Indigo 

India | MSSRF India | S.M. Sehgal Foundation  India | Mahyco

Kenya | CIP Kenya | ILRI Kenya | ICIPE 

Mexico | CIMMYT Peru | CIP Taiwan | AVRDC

​​​​Partnerships

Listed below in the format of Country | Name of Host Organization

Brazil | EMBRAPA Bangladesh | BRAC  

China | CAAS China | HHRRC  

China | CAU Costa Rica | EARTH University China | Peking University 

Costa Rica | IICA Costa Rica | MVI  

Egypt | WorldFish Center  Ethiopia | ILRI Guatemala | Hormel Foods Corp & CeSSIAM

India | AVRDC  India | ICRISAT India | Grow Indigo India | MSSRF 

India | S.M. Sehgal Foundation  India | Mahyco Indonesia | CIFOR

Kenya | ILRI Kenya | ICIPE Kenya | ICRAF Kenya | CIP 

Malaysia | WorldFish Center Mexico | CIMMYT

 Morocco | ICARDA Nepal | ICIMOD Nepal | IWMI 

Philippines | IRRI Taiwan | AVRDC  Tanzania | AVRDC Thailand | AVRDC

    Thailand | CIMMYT  Trinidad | IICA  Turkey | CIMMYT USA | IFPRI 

The World Food Prize Foundation partners with research scientists, practitioners and policymakers around the world to mentor Borlaug-Ruan Interns. These research leaders all work towards creating a more sustainable, equitable and food secure world.


 

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