Borlaug LEAP

Awarding fellowships to outstanding graduate students who show strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and related disciplines.

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

Thank you @USDAForeignAg @BorlaugTAMU for organizing a fantastic roundtable and session with #FoodPrize18 Laureates @l_haddad @davidnabarro and @JulieBorlaug for USDA Borlaug & @BorlaugLEAP Fellows!

[IFPRI @IFPRI]

With federal funding, U.S. public and land-grant universities develop improved crop varieties that boost production, both in poorer countries and at home. Research leading to new varieties of wheat and rice generated $15.6 bn for US farmers from 1960-1993 https://t.co/Uyevl7zecl

[Julie Borlaug @JulieBorlaug]

@PeteButtigieg thank you for mentioning my grandfather Norman Borlaug last night! Innovation & technology in agriculture is necessary to help our farmers handle climate change & have more environmentally friendly systems. @CIMMYT
@BorlaugLEAP @globalrust
https://t.co/Mkxxc975Fq

[Julie Borlaug @JulieBorlaug]

@g_mukeshimana is also a great ambassador for @BorlaugLEAP! See you in October at WFP.

[Julie Borlaug @JulieBorlaug]

Happy 105th II Daddy! Your legacy 2 end hunger & poverty thru innovation, technology & collaboration is continuing thru your many dedicated hunger fighters. @Inari_Ag @CIMMYT @globalrust @WorldFoodPrize @BorlaugLEAP @FeedtheFuture @BorlaugTAMU

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

Our own @BorlaugLEAP @Hcedric3 Cedric Habiyaremye moderating panel discussion with @ChicagoCouncil #GlobalAg Symposium Next Generation Delegates. #hungerfighters @JulieBorlaug

[Cedric Habiyaremye @DrCedric_H]

The @AIARDorg 2019 Future Leaders #Fellowship is now OPEN for students interested in #agriculture, #ruraldevelopment & #internationaldevelopment
Apply by March 29.
https://t.co/7ufm0nATWF

[Julie Borlaug @JulieBorlaug]

"Feed the world.
Let them know it's Christmas time!"

[Cultural Practice, LLC @CP4Dev]

“You might not be born a leader, but you can learn to be a good one.” CP is working with @ucdavis to document the accomplishments of the @BorlaugLEAP program & its fellows. Read about CP's visit to the @WorldFoodPrize with future leaders in #agriculture. https://t.co/J3nb2ZU4vr

[Ademola Aina @amb_ademola]

@FromPhDtoLife I needed a mentor in the US for USAID Borlaugleap fellowship and when I contacted someone I have always quoted in literature , he replied ‘I would be excited to work with you on this project’ I win the grant

[Pivot Bio @pivotbio]

If you’re thinking about launching a startup, jump without looking and put the airplane together on the way down - Lucas Mann from Acre Venture Partners @WorldFoodPrize. #startups #FoodPrize18

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

As a startup you don’t focus only on technology but also on impact. That focus on impact often attracts good talent. @Inari_Ag CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet #FoodPrize18 @JulieBorlaug

[Access to Seeds @ATSIndex]

Smallholders are good traders and can be good customers of banks, but they cannot jump from nothing to taking a loan. Banks have to start listening, understand their needs and develop long term solutions - @RuthKOniango speaking at #FoodPrize18

[Margaret Zeigler @Harvest2050_MZ]

Can #mechanization service providers be a solution for the needs of #African #smallholder #farmers? Geoff Andersen of ⁦@JohnDeere⁩ says yes - but there are challenges we need to face together to build #agripreneurs #FoodPrize18 ⁦@WorldFoodPrize⁩ ⁦@Harvest2050⁩

[Barbara M Zawedde @BarbaraZawedde]

Researchers need to understand the language of the political economy if they was to influence policy- H.E. Gerda Verburg #FoodPrize18 @UgandaBIC @narouganda @MoSTI_Ug @BorlaugLEAP @biotechsafety

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

Welcome @USDAForeignAg Borlaug Fellows to #FoodPrize18!! #hungerfighters #TheNextNorm #RisetotheChallenge

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

Keep questioning conventional wisdom. Stay persistent and have fun in your careers. —@JanLow1 @WorldFoodPrize 2016 Laureate at @BorlaugLEAP & @USDAForeignAg Honor Luncheon #FoodPrize18

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

#FoodPrize18 Laureate @davidnabarro urges BorlaugLEAP & @USDAForeignAg Fellows to be like Dr. Borlaug: Be scientists, Be communicators, Be an inspiration and Be a good opportunist!

[Borlaug LEAP @BorlaugLEAP]

If you want to change the world, you have to read outside your discipline. Look at the big picture. Become a student of how to effect change. — #FoodPrize18 Laureate @l_haddad speaking to @BorlaugLEAP Fellows & @USDAForeignAg Borlaug Fellows

[Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture @HortInnovLab]

Congratulations to Dr. Hilary Egna of Oregon State University and the @AquaFishILab team and Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman of @WheatLab for #BIFAD awards in scientific excellence in a @FeedtheFuture Innovation Lab!