Cochran Fellowship Program- Nigerian Farm Management
With the funding support from the United State Department of Agriculture – Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) seven Cochran fellows from Nigeria received two-weeks training in Agricultural Management MSU during August 25 - September 6, 2019.
The team from Nigeria represented various organizations in agricultural services in Nigeria. The two-week program included interactive presentations as well as field visits to various facilities across the state of Michigan, including MSU Extension offices and agricultural research stations, a USDA office, commercial farms, Amish farms, post-production storage facilities, agricultural cooperatives, Detroit's Eastern Market and urban farming sites, and the MSU Anaerobic Digestion facility.
Photos from the 2019 Program
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Visiting a goat farm and creamery.
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Discussing different technologies
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Visit to the MSU Anaerobic Digestion Research and Education Center.
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Visiting a small farm and learning about harvest methods.
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Taking a watermelon break during a field visit
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