College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Global Programs

Story: D.W. Brooks Lecture, on Nov. 8, to call for the end of siloed thinking about food
Story: AIARD conference eye-opening for UGA master's degree candidate
Story: Peanut lab adds gender specialist
Story from U.S. Embassy in Georgia: USDA strengthens trade linkages with Georgia
International Agriculture Certificate
International Agriculture Certificate
Expand your global perspective by participating in internationally focused coursework, language studies and a hands-on international internship.
Scholarships
Scholarships
View a list of scholarships available for students pursuing study abroad, exchange programs and the International Agriculture Certificate.
Faculty Travel Funding
Faculty Travel Funding
To support the development of sustained collaborative global partnerships, the Office of Global Programs offers international travel funding for CAES faculty three times per year.
International Agriculture Day
International Agriculture Day
The CAES International Agriculture Day celebration includes a keynote address and awards for the college's most globally minded students.
Opening doors to research collaborations, expanding international partnerships and providing students with opportunities throughout the world.
Learn about the CAES Office of Global Programs

Office of Global Programs Director

Amrit Bart
abart@uga.edu 706-542-0812

Office Contact Information

CAES Office of Global Programs
216 Hoke Smith Building
1225 Lumpkin Street
Athens, GA 30602

Email: ogp@uga.edu

Phone: 706-542-1073

Feed the Future Innovation Labs
Feed the Future Innovation Labs are hosted at top U.S. universities and developing country research institutions to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges in agriculture and food safety. CAES is proud to host two of these labs - The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut, and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Sorghum.
Peanut Lab Climate-Resilient Sorghum Lab
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CAES Global News

David Okello, the head of the groundnut improvement program for Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation (far left) hosted colleagues from other East African nations who are working to streamline their groundnut breeding programs through a breeding management software program and the Peanut Innovation Lab. Project participants include (from left): Justus Chintu of the Department of Agricultural Research Services in Malawi; Amade Muitia from the Mozambique Agricultural Research Institute (IIAM); Tonike Malema from Zambia; Mary Jacinta de Carvalho from Mozambique; Lutangu Makweti of the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute; Owiny Ronald  from Uganda; and Sinkala Willard from Zambia. Photo by David Okello CAES News
Software helps African plant breeders shape peanut varieties
Groundnut producers face challenges in the field, from unpredictable rainfall to acidic soils to a particularly difficult menace, groundnut rosette disease. These types of challenges are the reason that plant breeders systematically create new varieties, targeting the genetic traits that carry resistance or improve yield. A project funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut is equipping plant breeders from across East and Southern Africa with innovative software to make that work quicker and mo
Author and international development expert Robert Paarlberg will deliver the 2018 University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences annual D.W. Brooks Lecture at theCenter for Continuing Education at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 8. CAES News
D.W. Brooks Lecture, on Nov. 8, to call for the end of siloed thinking about food
“Foodies vs. Aggies: Compromise for a New Food System," will invites faculty and students to think outside their food tribe.
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