Borlaug Higher Education for Agricultural Research and Development

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  BHEARD Scholar Selected for Prestigious BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab

  Published on October 18, 2018
  BHEARD Scholar Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman selected as the the winner of the 2018 BIFAD Student Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.

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  Farmer Participation Crucial to BHEARD Scholar Study on Sustainable Yam Production

  Published on October 16, 2018
  BHEARD Scholar Eric Owusu Danquah conducted a field study on increased and sustainable production of yams.

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  UFLA Vice Dean Visits Mozambique Officials

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Summary of a Technical Visit of the Vice dean of the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) Professor Rafael Pio and BHEARD fellow, Lucidio Fazenda to Mozambique, September 2018.

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  BHEARD Scholar Present Research at High Profile Conference

  Published on September 15, 2018
  BHEARD scholar Harrington Nyirenda presented a poster at the 11th Conference of Society for Ecological Restoration Europe 2018 (SERE2018) held in Iceland from 9-13 September, 2018.

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  BHEARD Scholars Graduate from University of Nairobi

  Published on September 14, 2018
  Eight BHEARD scholars are graduating from the University of Nairobi on September 14, 2018.

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  BHEARD Scholar Works to Immunize Plants Against Multiple Viruses

  Published on August 27, 2018
  Duncan Gitonga Ithinji, a BHEARD Scholar from Kenya and Washington State University graduate student is working to produce particles that could immunize plants against multiple viruses.

• Degree completion status overview-regional trainees

  Published on April 27, 2018
  Degree completion status overview-regional trainees

• Degree completion status overview-US trainees

  Published on April 27, 2018
  Degree completion status overview-US trainees

• South Sudan report

  Published on April 27, 2018
  South Sudan report

• Uganda-DANRE ICD report

  Published on April 27, 2018
  BHEARD ICD report

• Report on Scoping Trip to Liberia in Regards to the Aqua Culture Project

  Published on April 27, 2018
  Report on Scoping Trip to Liberia in Regards to the Aqua Culture Project

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  Academic integrity can make or break a scientific career

  Published on April 25, 2018
  Maintaining academic integrity, or “honest and responsible scholarship,” should be a priority for every scholar.

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  BHEARD scholar Q&A: Academic integrity

  Published on April 25, 2018
  BHEARD asked two of its scholars a few questions about the importance of academic integrity.

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  Latest BHEARD News

  Published on April 25, 2018
  Welcome to BHEARD's monthly roundup, a regular update on the program’s student and staff achievements.

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  BHEARD scholar attends global wheat rust workshop

  Published on April 23, 2018
  The BGRI Workshop 2018 was held in Marrakech, Morocco. Wheat scientists from all over the world gathered to discuss cutting-edge research.

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  Building on dairy success in Rwanda

  Published on April 16, 2018
  Rwanda’s One Cow Per Poor Family program, known locally as Girinka, is helping to revolutionize the country’s dairy industry.

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  BHEARD scholar studies leguminous virus complex

  Published on April 4, 2018
  Every year, pests and diseases destroy anywhere from 10% to 40% of the food crops in Bangladesh – a major threat to the country’s food security.

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  Book review: ‘The Wizard and the Prophet’

  Published on March 26, 2018
  A partial biography of Norman Borlaug grapples with his legacy as the father of the Green Revolution.

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  BHEARD Roundup

  Published on March 21, 2018
  Welcome to BHEARD's first student roundup – a regular update on student activities including academic, professional and personal.

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  Microbial inoculants can improve soybean yields

  Published on March 16, 2018
  Northern Ghana needs sustainable management practices that can boost yields and soil health while also being accessible to struggling farmers.