|
Directory
Navigate
ExperienceClovis.com
with point-&-clicks below:
 Where
is Clovis? (Map)
Current
Weather
|
 
|
Fresno State University Promotes
Self-sufficiency for Afghan Agriculture
Posted on
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
Fresno State is using its knowledge of agriculture to
prepare U.S. military and government personnel for
deployment to Afghanistan under a $3 million, two-year
contract awarded by the Department of Agriculture’s
Foreign Agricultural Service.
Photos and Slide show by JoAnne
Green
The Agricultural Development for Afghanistan
Pre-deployment Training (ADAPT) program at Fresno State
helps underscore the growing American commitment to help
create a more-stable Afghanistan through agricultural
self-sufficiency and food security.
The curriculum is designed to provide instruction on the
main crop and livestock components that make up
Afghanistan farming environments and discuss
opportunities for improvement.
The goal is to establish
sustainable agricultural systems in various parts of the
country where four of every five people are engaged in
agriculture.
Fresno State is the lead campus in a consortium whose
other members are California Polytechnic State
University San Luis Obispo, Southern Illinois University
and Colorado State University.The central San Joaquin Valley produces many of the same
crops that are grown in Afghanistan, such as
pomegranates,
pistachios, almonds, grapes, melons, apricots, cherries
and figs.
Many
agro-climatic characteristics between the two regions
are nearly identical, giving trainees a good idea of
what they’ll face in Afghanistan.
“Fresno State is uniquely well-suited to offer
agricultural training that is specific to the needs of
the Afghan people,” said Dr. Bill Erysian, the program
architect and coordinator of grants and international
projects for the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology. He serves as principal investigator on
the project under the guidance of the Center for
Agricultural Business at Fresno State.“ADAPT training emphasizes agricultural knowledge and
country-specific issues that will give U.S. personnel
the tools needed to implement their mission of creating
a more stable Afghanistan through economic development,
governance and agricultural sustainability,” Erysian
said.
During the two-year contract period, the consortium
anticipates 24 workshops will train approximately 750
individuals. Workshop sessions will be customized to
offer a greater understanding of agricultural issues for
the specific region of Afghanistan to which trainees
will be deployed.
During the week of Jan. 23, Fresno State will host the
first ADAPT training session in 2012.
Trainees will be
representatives from the 11th Marines Civil
Affairs Group, the Army 401st Civil Affairs
Battalion, the Department of Agriculture and the U.S.
Agency for International Development.
Fresno State for the past two years has provided similar
training to Marines Corps Civil Affairs detachments
deploying to southern Afghanistan. ADAPT represents a
considerable expansion of the type of training provided
to the Marines, both in content and in the increased
number of participants and instructors.
ADAPT is designed to be an integral part of broader
training that U.S. personnel receive in preparation for
working in Afghanistan.
(Source: Fresno State press release, January 6, 2012)
Celebrating National Ag Day
World
Ag Expo Celebrates 45 Years of
Excellence
Click Here for More Ag News
Click
Here for Main Page of Farms
&
Orchards
Have an
Awesome Day and Experience in
Clovis and Central California!
Clovis is what every
small town aspires to be
when it grows up!SM
|
 Jordan
College Dean Boyer Appointed to
State Ag Board
20th
Annual
California Antique Farm Equipment Show
World
Ag Expo Closes Big 45th Anniversary Show
World
Ag Expo Celebrates 45 Years of Excellence
Fresno
State University Promotes Self-sufficiency
for Afghan Agriculture
Peach
Pomace Tested As Cereal Ingredient
CO2
Tested in Tomato Plant Trials
Study Examines Bacteria Reducing
Unwanted Chemicals
in Soils
Viticulture
Research Examines Extended Cool Growth for Wine
Grapes
California
Bartlett Pear and
Prosciutto Bruschetta
Photogravure: Things that grow in Clovis
&
Central California, # 3
Overweight
Senior Gets Fit the Right Way!
Celebrating
National Ice Cream Month 2011
Fresno
State's
Volunteers Top 1 Million Community Service
Hours
Regional Destination ImagiNation Tournament 2011
FREE,
Historic, Artistic, Rare Carousel Animals
Exhibit
Carousel
History with Carousel Historian Tobin
Fraley
Larry
Freels' Historic Carousel Animals Collection on Exhibit
Celebrating
America's 235th Birthday
2011
Memorial Day Tribute
How
California Grape Growers Cope with Weather
How
to Insure Your Antiques Properly
Miracles
on a Mountainside
A
Champion in the Woods
18th
Annual Antique Show Celebrates History
Valley
Native to Head State Health and Human Services Agency
11th
Annual CART Showcase in 2011
Our
Schools, Our Kids,
Our Future -- February 2011
Nimitz Makes Wish
Come True
A
Locally Grown America
|
Share
