MSU scientists will continue to bolster food production in Central Asia with our partners

Good news -- our team recently received word that US-AID IPM CRSP has renewed our funding at $1.25 million for the next five years.

We'll be promoting better pest management in growing key food crops: tomatoes, potatoes and wheat (for producing bread like the lovely loaf in the image).

Part of the goal will be to help our Central Asian partners build local expertise. Graduate students and key agricultural leaders will come to Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of California-Davis for short and long term training.

I'll be posting more details.

View photo gallery of our work at our web site.

Preparations ... and about us

I have the opportunity to travel with the Central Asia IPM (Integrated Pest Management) group to a regional 2009 IPM forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. I am the web designer for the project at ipm.msu.edu/central-asia.htm. Through my work as a communicator at Michigan State University, I've Twittered, Facebook-ed, adopted Delicious and other social media... but no blogging. Time to explore. (The image shows the project's home page.)

This project is funded by US AID, is an IPM CRSP (Collective Research Support Program) project and involves, in the United States, Michigan State University and the University of California - Davis. Additional blog entrees introduce our Central Asian partners.
Posted by JL.