$21m USAID project to boost agriculture mechanisation

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Jon Colton, professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and holds a courtesy appointment from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was mentioned in "$21m USAID project to boost agriculture mechanisation” published in The Daily Star for his project with the USAID.

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Some 2,000 light-engineering workers will be trained, said Timothy David Russel, consultant adviser of the Cereal Systems Initiatives for South Asia Mechanisation Extension Activity (CSISA-MEA) project, at a virtual media discussion yesterday.

The USAID is funding the project implemented by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) in partnership with International Development Enterprises (iDE) and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Read the article on The Daily Star

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Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP), Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

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usaid, development, sustainable agriculture, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
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  • Created On: Feb 11, 2021 - 8:41pm
  • Last Updated: Feb 11, 2021 - 8:41pm