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        <description><![CDATA[ The initiative is funded through 2027 and is expanding enrollment in Arkansas and Virginia. The alliance now includes more than 1,800 farms and 475,000 acres and provides financial incentives and technical support to help producers improve soil health, strengthen water retention, and reduce environmental impacts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students and faculty members partner with Cape Town communities through classwork, research, and campus fundraising, transforming a two-week study abroad program into sustained food security collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia families open their homes to youth from Japan through the 4-H International Exchange Program, creating cultural connections and lifelong memories.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From fieldwork in West Africa to labs in Blacksburg, Camara’s research is building knowledge where little existed before.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New Virginia Tech report shows sustainable agricultural policies in the U.S., Brazil, and India can boost productivity. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s 2025 Global Agricultural Productivity Report warns that innovation is falling behind demand, leaving farmers without the tools needed to keep food affordable and sustainable. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nearly two dozen students in the Dairy Club at Virginia Tech traveled over 3,500 miles to explore agriculture across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and the cattle-breed birthplace islands of Guernsey and Jersey.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The $80 million USDA-funded project — the largest grant in Virginia Tech’s history — provides financial support for farmers in selected counties in four states to implement agricultural practices that protect water, soil, and air. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carla Savage and Sophie Wenzel embarked on a two-week immersion in Ethiopia to lay the groundwork for impactful global research.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Impactful collaborations led to an agreement with the University of Media, Arts, and Communication and the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a Global Fellow in Residence at the Mozaiko living-learning community, Varkey George engaged with students, faculty, and staff across various departments, sharing his experiences and advocating for global citizenship, community engagement, and deepening partnerships in Africa.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At home and abroad, Pollok is helping communities create sustainable food systems. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A dozen of the 14 students who traveled to South Africa were part of the global food security and health minor housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. ]]></description>
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        <title>Jamie Lucero named project director for the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture involves a record $80 million U.S. Department of Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Launched in September, the effort will help farmers and ranchers implement climate-smart practices that could significantly reduce greenhouse gases.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On any given day, in every corner of the world, Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making a profound impact. As the university celebrates International Education Week, we check in with some of those Hokies embodying the university’s commitment to international education and engagement. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech looks to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jessica Spence is hoping the photovoice project she completed in Uganda will highlight the complex realities of female farmers across the globe. She is scheduled to speak during the Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series on Thursday, March 16, at 12:30 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From Dubai to Cambodia and Switzerland to Brunei, faculty-led study abroad programs are opening the world to Virginia Tech students and helping them learn how to be good global citizens. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Without swift action and long-term resolve, the systems will remain vulnerable to environmental, economic, and societal shockwaves, the data from the 2022 GAP Report shows.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The CALS Global experience was part the Global Opportunity Initiative, which serves as a foundation for faculty across campus to forge international collaborations and contribute to solutions to challenging worldwide agricultural issues. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Global agricultural productivity growth is in steep decline and current efforts to expand agriculture production in order to feed a swelling global population are inadequate to deal with the challenges that the world faces, according to new findings from the 2022 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report).  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s GAP Initiative will co-host a hybrid event with the SPG Coalition and U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C., to unveil the latest data on global agricultural productivity and to identify solutions for increasing sustainable agricultural productivity — critical for global resilience against crises that threaten our ability to feed the planet. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received an $80 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to pilot a program that will pay producers to implement climate-smart practices on farms of all sizes and commodities, an initiative that could have significant impacts on curbing climate-changing gases. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s GAP Initiative will host a hybrid event on June 23 in Nairobi, Kenya, to identify solutions for sustainable agriculture in East Africa — a critical region for global resilience against crises that threaten our ability to feed the planet. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tiffany Drape of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will use the award to complete a project at the Namangan Institute of Engineering and Technology in Uzbekistan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At a virtual event at 9 a.m. on June 15, the Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative, or GAP Initiative, at the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will present a vision for invigorating food and agricultural systems. Experts working with large- and small-scale farmers around the world will share their perspectives.   ]]></description>
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