Expected Output
As result of program's inputs and activities, certain outcomes or results are expected:
-Four UACH faculty members will start their graduate program at MSU (two masters and two PhDs) in the following areas: (i) Community Food and Agricultural Systems; (ii) Education, Communication and Leadership; and (iii) Educational Technology.
-Four UACH graduate students will complete their graduate program taking MSU courses via distance education or in-campus courses.
-Four applied research projects will be guided by MSU-UACH faculty teams.
-A Binational Virtual Center with current and reliable information on sustainable agriculture, organic production, value-added agriculture and marketing strategies.
-24 UACH faculties from eight Mexican states (Chiapas, Durango, Edo. de Mexico, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Zacatecas) will participate in a fifteen-day learning experience in Michigan.
-20 UACH students with indigenous and rural background will participate in a 30-day exchange in Michigan (internship).
-225 small and subsistence farmers, extension agents, NGOs staff, local and regional government staff, UACH faculty or students will participate in a three-day short course in three Mexican states (Durango, Oaxaca, and Zacatecas).
-Two fifteen-day experiential learning trips in Michigan.
-Four publications on program's results in journals or books.
-New partnerships and social networks among MSU and UACH participants (educational and research teams).
-A network of participants who will take leadership to enhance sustainable food and farming systems in poor rural communities in Mexico.