What Our Partners Are Saying About CANR International Programs
"Our collaboration with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University has been most inspiring and enriching to strengthen our efforts to humanize science to serve the society at large."
- Professor Ram Badan Singh, Former Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, and Past President of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi, India- “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works through partners, and one of our closest partners in the area of agricultural development continues to be Michigan State University. With its expertise in agricultural policy, extension, breeding and biotechnology, MSU has been sharing and building capacity in Africa for decades, always with the goal of improving food security and livelihoods. I’ve consistently been impressed by the university’s unwavering, long-term commitment to strengthening African institutions.”
- Mr. Lawrence Kent, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA - “Neogen Corporation has a long-standing partnership of more than 20 years with MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Neogen finds immense value in various collaborative programs, training courses, and global interactions. By working together with MSU, Neogen is able to network with key agricultural focused stakeholders in regions of the world which are strategically important for Neogen. It is great to have such an excellent resource proximal to our headquarters, but with the broad reach and global connectivity.”
- Dr. Jason Lilly, Vice President of International Business, Neogen Corporation, Lansing, Michigan, USA - "I am grateful to express our wonderful association with Michigan State University for being an active international partner for strengthening human and institutional capacity, the advancement of community-based research, dissemination of knowledge by joint publications and incredible outreach activities.”
- Professor Gunasingham Mikunthan, Senior Professor in Agricultural Biology, and Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - “MSU has been consistently providing opportunities for our students to access MSU’s excellent educational system that has helped develop their respective flourishing careers. MSU extended its support to our university in developing pioneering and emerging research areas in the Philippines that have gained significant government support.”
- Professor Rex B. Demafelis, Director of Extension, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines - “Michigan State University has provided continuous and effective support in proliferation of improved seed technologies for Africa. Be it facilitating meetings amongst stakeholders, supporting the thought process of Go-To-Market approaches and guidance on the regulatory policy level matters. MSU’s approach and support is highly valuable and commendable.”
- Dr. Gyanendra Shukla, President and CEO, J. K. Agri Genetics Company, India - “At Bayer, we greatly value and appreciate our collaboration with Michigan State University on their Biotechnology, Biosafety and Stewardship Training Programs. They provide a global reach to regulatory scientists in emerging markets with high-caliber, credible and trusted training to establish science-based systems consistent with globally accepted standards and protocols for biotech safety and stewardship. The improved regulatory capacity in emerging markets of regulatory scientists trained by them is essential for creating an enabling environment which benefits business and society in general. Michigan State University’s leadership has established this program as an exceptional example of a public-private partnership with great win-win mutual values for everyone involved.”
- Mr. Mark Edge – Director, Seeds & Traits Business Development for Low and Middle Income Countries, Bayer Crop Science, U.S.A. - “Let me express my deep gratitude for the valuable assistance provided by Michigan State University-Extension in the field of development of Extension services in Uzbekistan. I especially note the invaluable assistance of MSU in establishing bilateral relation between Tashkent State Agrarian University and MSU. In particular, assistance provided through South-South cooperation in organizing a training program for Uzbekistan specialists in the field of agricultural extension held at MANAGE in India in February 2019.”
- Professor Botirjon Sulaymonov, Academician and Rector, Tashkent State Agrarian University, Uzbekistan - “If we are to make a positive difference in the world we live in, then international partnerships are essential. Our partnership with Michigan State University reflects our shared commitment to work together for a better world for all.”
- Mr. Sameer Somaiya, Chairman of Somaiya Trust and Chancellor of Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, India - “CropLife International and partners have worked with Michigan State University in international capacity building programs for many years. MSU comes at the topic with years of experience working on policy issues, regulatory expert training, and, uniquely, first-hand experience in biotechnology product development. This has been a fruitful partnership to promote science-based decision making in global policy making.”
- Dr. John McMurdy, Director of Emerging Markets & Development Partnerships, CropLife International - “Our partnership with the Agricultural Biotechnology Training Course has been a productive collaboration to bring information about biotechnology regulations to international participants. We enjoy our working relationship that has spawned various additional training and capacity building opportunities.”
- Ms. Linda Eilks, International Trade Specialist, New Technologies and Production Methods Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA - "The Agricultural Research Center (ARC) has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) for over two decades. ARC’s partnership continues in many ways, such as collaborative research projects, training, exchange visits, workshops and postgraduate studies. This partnership has always been fruitful and has many outcomes for both sides, such as capacity building, technology transfer and scientific achievements. The most important achievement was establishing strong relations built between Egyptians and American scholars through this partnership.”
- Dr. Shireen Assem, Vice President Research, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt - “We have had a very productive international collaboration between AARD-Indonesia and MSU, especially in the USAID project of Feed the Future Biotechnology Potato Partnership (FtFBPP) and also in capacity building and research activities in diverse areas of agricultural development.”
- Dr. M. Herman, FtF, BPP Project Coordinator, Indonesia - “The long history of the relationship between Michigan State University and University of Gadjah Mada was formalized by signing an MOU on January 28, 2020. Since then new collaborative activities have started, and we hope that these productive and impactful collaborations will increase even more when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.”
- Dr. Andi Trisyono, Professor, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia - “The MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources International Programs have immensely strengthened AATF technology transfer initiatives. Specifically, knowledge acquired at MSU by our partners in Africa has become a significant game changer towards the successful release of new agricultural technologies for smallholders in Africa.”
- Dr. Denis Kyetere, Executive Director, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Kenya
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