Michigan State University will use a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Developmentto improve agricultural production and reduce poverty in areas of the world suffering from rapid urbanization, population growth and skills gaps.
Receiving up to $25 million throughout five years, finding solutions to the problems that affect global food production will be the focus of MSU’s new Global Center for Food Systems Innovation, co-directed by Reitumetse Mabokela, professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education in the College of Education. The center is part of USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network — a partnership with seven American and foreign universities designed to develop solutions to global development challenges.
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