AIARD CONFERENCE 2008 SYMPOSIUM ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOVI ALIPOE DIRECTOR GLOBAL PROGRAMS

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1 AIARD CONFERENCE 2008 SYMPOSIUM ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOVI ALIPOE DIRECTOR GLOBAL PROGRAMS ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY 1

2 OUTLINE 1. Quick Background Informa3on on Alcorn State University 2. Major Goals of the African Technical Exchange Project With Mars, Inc. 3. Alcorn s Role and Approach in Project Implementa3on 4. Alcorn s Ini3al Fact Finding Trip to Ghana 5. Brandon Harness Personal Experience on his 1 st Trip Abroad 2

3 Alcorn State University HBCU Land Grant Created in 1872 Located in Southwest Mississippi Between Natchez and Vicksburg Current Student Popula3on is about 3,100 Three campus 3

4 ASU Student Popula3on has seen more diversity in the past 10 years Current mix is about 88% to 90% African American and the remaining are other races and interna3onal students Interna3onal Student: Russia, India, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Columbia, Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and others 4

5 ASU Diverse faculty and staff Interna3onal faculty from La3n America, Asia and several African Countries, including Ghana and Togo 5

6 ASU Teaching, Research, Extension and Outreach Programs Agriculture Produc3on (Crops and Livestock) Post harvest handling of crops Bio Technology Rural Finance Agribusiness Economics and Rural Development Natural Resources, Water Quality and Ecology Rural development; Human Sciences; Nutri3on Youth Programs (4H; BART, TNT ) Other Programs (Ltd. Resource clientele) 6

7 ASU InternaMonal Experience The university s interna3onal experience in Agriculture and Rural development has been in the areas listed, in the form of training, research, outreach and in one case, market development and support for non tradi3onal alterna3ve crops from Africa in the U.S market. 7

8 ASU MARS, Inc. Partnership IniMaMve African Technical Training/ Exchange 8

9 GOALS Goal 1 (Farm Management Component): To support the development of a farm management curricula for cocoa farmers. Goal 2: (Youth Leadership Component): To support the growth of effec3ve youth leadership programs through suppor3ng training materials for teachers and extension agents. 9

10 Alcorn s Role Work with the IITTA STCP and other partners in Ghana and West Africa to achieve curricula that are relevant and acceptable. Extend its exper3se and U.S. experience in Youth leadership development to the cocoa farming communi3es, (in collabora3on with local universi3es, and NGOs). 10

11 APPROACH IN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 11

12 FARM MANAGEMENT Principal collaborator in Ghana: IITA STCP Other Poten3al users of the training materials: SOCODEVI, ACDI VOCA Farm management modules will complement the Farmer s School administered by IITA STCP Ini3al curricula and materials are developed by Alcorn in collabora3on with IITA Workshop with all players in Ghana (Fall 08) 12

13 FARM MANAGEMENT Introductory farm management concepts Farm record keeping Financial Statements Farm Plan 13

14 YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Ghanaian University partner Outline and framework for youth clubs in the cocoa farming communi3es Entrepreneurship Farm management and record keeping Alterna3ve crops 14

15 EXPECTED IMPACT Cocoa farmers will receive business training through the STCP farmers school and other programs New youth clubs in the cocoa farming communi3es The youth will engage in posi3ve ajer school ac3vi3es The youth will have beker apprecia3on of Ag. 15

16 FACT FINDING TRIP (March 08) Met with IITA STCP (Ghana) Met with Ghanaian University Professors and Selected officials (KNUST, UGL, UCC) Met with farmers and conducted situa3on assessment through Interviews (three farming communi3es) 16

17 FACT FINDING TRIP (March 08) Alcorn Par3cipants Four Students (two undergraduate and two graduate students) Three Professors 17

18 MAP Of GHANA 18

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28 NEXT STEPS Comple3on of ini3al draj of training materials Exchange with African partners throughout the summer months Workshop in late summer or early fall in Ghana Pilot test youth leadership curricula in collabora3on with UCC or KNUST in late summer or early fall 28

29 THANK YOU address: 29