The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is pleased to announce the 2013 USDA Training/ Collaborative Research Programs under the Borlaug Fellowship Program and Global Research Alliance Borlaug Fellowship Program for Vietnam. The details for each program is as followed:
I. BORLAUG FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM
A. General Information:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2013 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists, researchers and policymakers from 28 eligible countries. Fellows will work one-on-one with a mentor at a U.S. university, research center or government agency, usually for 6-12 weeks. The U.S. mentor will later visit the fellow’s home institution to continue collaboration. Other information please refer to:
• http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/borlaug/announcements/11-15-12.asp
• Applying for the Borlaug Fellowship
B. Research Areas: The targeted research areas for Vietnam under the program are:
1. Biotechnology: Development and Commercialization of Biotech Crops for Feed and Food Use (Corn and Soybeans)
2. Food Safety: Risk Assessment and/or Diagnostics for Pesticides or Microbial Pathogens in Meat and Poultry Products.
3. Genetics and Breeding: Increased Usage of U.S. Swine and Dairy Genetics and Livestock Management Techniques to Improve National Herds
C. Deadline: The application deadline is January 15, 2013.
D. Contact Person: Contact Person of USDA-FAS- Vietnam/Hanoi:
Ms. Bui Huong
Telephone: (84-4) 3850-5000 ext. 6141
Email: Huong.Bui@fas.usda.gov or BorlaugFellowships@fas.usda.gov
II. GLOBAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE BORLAUG FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM
A. General Information:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for 2013 Global Research Alliance Borlaug Fellowships under the auspices of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. Fellows will be selected from eight developing countries that are members of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 3 months on climate change mitigation research. The mentor will later travel to the fellow’s home country for up to 10 days to continue collaboration. Other information please refer to:
• http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/borlaug/gra_announcements/default.asp
• Applying for the GRA Borlaug Fellowship
B. Research Areas: The targeted research areas for Vietnam under the program are:
1. Developing Tools for Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Sequestration Assessments:
• Develop easily used methods for measuring or estimating greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural settings.
• Develop easily used methods for measuring or estimating carbon sequestration in agricultural soils.
• Develop and field test user-friendly software for quantifying and reporting emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
2. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Crop Production Systems
• Identify agricultural management strategies leading to reduced net greenhouse gas emissions per unit of commodity produced in agronomic (including rice), horticultural, or agroforestry crop systems.
• Develop models for application of experimental data in decision support tools for different crop or agroforestry systems in different countries.
3. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Livestock Production Systems
• Identify agricultural management strategies leading to reduced net greenhouse gas emissions per unit of commodity produced in grazing or confined animal production systems.
• Develop models for application of experimental data in decision support tools for livestock production systems in different countries.
4. Developing Databases and Strategies for Synthesis, Integration and Decision Support to Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems
• Develop databases assembled from different research teams working on identifying methods to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration.
• Develop process models as a foundation for projecting emissions and sequestration in different agricultural systems and for decision support tools.
C. Deadline: The application deadline is January 15, 2013.
D. Contact Person: Contact Person of USDA-FAS- Vietnam/Hanoi:
Ms. Bui Huong
Telephone: (84-4) 3850-5000 ext. 6141
Email: Huong.Bui@fas.usda.gov or BorlaugFellowships@fas.usda.gov
A. General Information:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2013 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists, researchers and policymakers from 28 eligible countries. Fellows will work one-on-one with a mentor at a U.S. university, research center or government agency, usually for 6-12 weeks. The U.S. mentor will later visit the fellow’s home institution to continue collaboration. Other information please refer to:
• http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/borlaug/announcements/11-15-12.asp
• Applying for the Borlaug Fellowship
B. Research Areas: The targeted research areas for Vietnam under the program are:
1. Biotechnology: Development and Commercialization of Biotech Crops for Feed and Food Use (Corn and Soybeans)
2. Food Safety: Risk Assessment and/or Diagnostics for Pesticides or Microbial Pathogens in Meat and Poultry Products.
3. Genetics and Breeding: Increased Usage of U.S. Swine and Dairy Genetics and Livestock Management Techniques to Improve National Herds
C. Deadline: The application deadline is January 15, 2013.
D. Contact Person: Contact Person of USDA-FAS- Vietnam/Hanoi:
Ms. Bui Huong
Telephone: (84-4) 3850-5000 ext. 6141
Email: Huong.Bui@fas.usda.gov or BorlaugFellowships@fas.usda.gov
II. GLOBAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE BORLAUG FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM
A. General Information:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for 2013 Global Research Alliance Borlaug Fellowships under the auspices of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. Fellows will be selected from eight developing countries that are members of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 3 months on climate change mitigation research. The mentor will later travel to the fellow’s home country for up to 10 days to continue collaboration. Other information please refer to:
• http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/borlaug/gra_announcements/default.asp
• Applying for the GRA Borlaug Fellowship
B. Research Areas: The targeted research areas for Vietnam under the program are:
1. Developing Tools for Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Sequestration Assessments:
• Develop easily used methods for measuring or estimating greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural settings.
• Develop easily used methods for measuring or estimating carbon sequestration in agricultural soils.
• Develop and field test user-friendly software for quantifying and reporting emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
2. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Crop Production Systems
• Identify agricultural management strategies leading to reduced net greenhouse gas emissions per unit of commodity produced in agronomic (including rice), horticultural, or agroforestry crop systems.
• Develop models for application of experimental data in decision support tools for different crop or agroforestry systems in different countries.
3. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Livestock Production Systems
• Identify agricultural management strategies leading to reduced net greenhouse gas emissions per unit of commodity produced in grazing or confined animal production systems.
• Develop models for application of experimental data in decision support tools for livestock production systems in different countries.
4. Developing Databases and Strategies for Synthesis, Integration and Decision Support to Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems
• Develop databases assembled from different research teams working on identifying methods to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration.
• Develop process models as a foundation for projecting emissions and sequestration in different agricultural systems and for decision support tools.
C. Deadline: The application deadline is January 15, 2013.
D. Contact Person: Contact Person of USDA-FAS- Vietnam/Hanoi:
Ms. Bui Huong
Telephone: (84-4) 3850-5000 ext. 6141
Email: Huong.Bui@fas.usda.gov or BorlaugFellowships@fas.usda.gov
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