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Maksym Chepeliev, research assistant professor at the center so at the Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP) in the College of Agriculture, knows the dissonance of trying to comprehend the lives of loved ones thousands of miles away.

Over 400 programs in 60 countries on six continents, ranging from a week to a semester: College of Agriculture students have an abundance of study abroad opportunities.Over 400 programs in 60 countries on six continents, ranging from a week to a semester: College of Agriculture students have an abundance of study abroad opportunities.

From the mid-hill region of Nepal in Asia to the southern highlands of Tanzania in East Africa, thousands of smallholder farmers face many of the same challenges.

Darrin Karcher, associate professor of animal sciences, is a poultry management expert, so in most ways the assignment was typical: help a group of farmers figure out how to improve their egg yield.

When it comes to the need for agricultural irrigation, Peru and Indiana have little in common. But Keith Cherkauer, professor of agricultural and biological engineering and director of the Indiana Water Resources Research Center, is finding ways to apply what he learned in the South American country to the U.S. Midwest.

Those of us at the consumer end of the food production chain don’t necessarily think about food safety much.

Rob Swihart, professor of wildlife ecology, was just a kid having fun exploring the backwoods when he encountered a rat snake eating a nestling chipmunk.