Joshua Green, a senior international agriculture and business student at FAMU, is participating in a research internship with the FAMU Farmer-to-Farmer (FtF) program in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The internship assignment is at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) Agripark Cooperative, which ends August 6.During the internship, Green will conduct a General Household Survey (GHS) in the Eastern Cape on a total of 20 small-scale farmers in the region. Information from the study will be used by the FtF Program to obtain a comprehensive profile on the farming households and help them gain a better understanding of how to improve economic conditions. He will work under the supervision of the FAMU FtF project coordinator, David Alexander.
Green, 22, from Redlands, Calif., said he plans to learn as much as he can from this experience.
“I have always been interested in international agriculture and business because the knowledge acquired will aid me in obtaining a position within the global agriculture sector,” said Green. “I will have the opportunity to work in developing countries implementing international relief programs which focus on combating malnutrition and world hunger.”
Green’s research study is funded by the FAMU College of Engineering Sciences, Technology & Agriculture (CESTA) Research and Extension Scholars Program.
Hubba Josh!
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ReplyDeleteThis young man is to be commended for "daring to try something different." Most of his peers don't have a clue about countries and their cultures.
ReplyDeleteI congratulate Miss Jodi-Kaye Wade, a senior SBI student. She received in May, a Fulbright Award, a National Security Education Program Boren Fellowship and a Critical Language Scholarship, all competitive awards from the Department of State, She is Bangladesh this summer learning their language. After receiving her MBA in May, she will return to study in the country. She also completed an internship in China.
Another student, Calvin Hill, received a Charles Rangel Scholarship for 2010-2011. He is on his second State Department internship this summer in South Africa.
Why isn't the public relations staff sharing these stories about FAMU students.
Not sure but they should definitely be on the front page of the website! Plenty of students are interested in these programs but just like the ones they didn't get to pursue in high school, some miss out on this level. Money is really funny these days. I'd like to know just how many students in Florida and at FAMU endure homelessness while pursuing higher education. The numbers may shock most people.
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