College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Feeding the World: Small Organisms, Epic Possibilities

Published on February 4, 2021

Researcher Jennifer Pechal is working with farmers in several African countries on a sustainable solution for malnutrition by raising and feeding highly nutritious flies to animals.

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Helping farmers around the world increase sustainability

Published on July 1, 2020
Timothy Harrigan, an MSU researcher and expert in agriculture engineering, is driven by helping growers make their operations more sustainable by incorporating new practices and technologies.

MSU Experts Available During U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit

Published on August 5, 2014
President Obama welcomes African heads of state and government August 4-6 for the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit, the first such event of its kind.

Michigan 4-H offers international conversations from the continent of Africa

Published on December 3, 2020
A summary of our learning from Uganda and Ghana during Michigan 4-H International Conversations.

Improving soil health key to productivity, sustainability for African farmers

Published on July 1, 2020
Sieg Snapp and Regis Chikowo, researchers in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, are helping farmers improve soil health and sustainability.

MSU awarded $13.6 million from USAID to lead global legume research

Published on September 12, 2018
Michigan State University is the home of the new Feed the Future Legume Systems Research Innovation Lab.

Isaac Lartey values how he can impact others with a horticulture degree

Published on August 2, 2019
Isaac Lartey is pursuing a Ph.D in horticulture after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture with a specialization in crop science. His hometown is Accra, Ghana, and he is working under the direction of Dr. Haddish Melakeberhan.

Q & A with EEM Major Holly Pummell

Published on February 9, 2021
With an interest in sustainability and business, Environmental Economics and Management (EEM) Senior Holly Pummell, tells us why EEM was the major she was looking for.

Researchers to Study Legume Value Chains in West Africa

Published on July 26, 2019
MSU researchers Michael Olabasi and Mywish Maredia will study the legume value chain in West Africa through research commissioned by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research.

Michigan State University researcher named 2020 International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Fellow

Published on September 30, 2020
Ajit Srivastava, professor in the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, has been awarded one of the field’s highest honors.

Deploying precision agriculture in developing countries provides opportunities, challenges

Published on September 30, 2019
MSU researchers are working with developing countries to bring innovative technologies and improve agricultural production and sustainability.

Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight – Chad Papa

Published on December 11, 2020
Ph.D. Candidate, Chad Papa, studies savanna-forest transitions in West Africa and greenhouse gas emissions in the US forestry sector

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.