Land Grant and Minority Serving Institutions Their Role

Land Grant and Minority Serving Institutions: Their Role in Food Aid, Development and Capacity Building Jeffrey D. Armstrong Michigan State University

A Common Global Goal A Sustainable Food Supply (Food Security) Is MSU Aligned ? Institutional Capacity Global Food Security The traditional Land Grant model of highly siloed colleges and departments must change

Disciplinarity • • Within one academic discipline Disciplinary goal setting No cooperation with other disciplines Development of new disciplinary knowledge and theory Tress G. , Tress B. , and Fry G. , 2004. Clarifying integrative research concepts in landscape ecology Discipline Academic knowledge body Goal of a research project Movement towards goal

Multidisciplinarity • • Multiple disciplines Multidisciplinary goal setting under on thematic umbrella Loose cooperation of disciplines for exchange of knowledge Disciplinary theory development Tress G. , Tress B. , and Fry G. , 2004. Clarifying integrative research concepts in landscape ecology Discipline Academic knowledge body Goal of a research project Movement towards goal Thematic umbrella Cooperation

Interdisciplinarity • • Crosses disciplinary boundaries Common goal setting Integration of disciplines Development of integrated knowledge and theory Tress G. , Tress B. , and Fry G. , 2004. Clarifying integrative research concepts in landscape ecology Discipline Academic knowledge body Goal of a research project Movement towards goal Integration

Transdisciplinarity • • Crosses disciplinary and scientific/academic boundaries Common goal-setting Integration of disciplines and non-academic participants Development of integrated knowledge and theory among science and society Non-academic knowledge body Discipline Academic knowledge body Goal of a research project Movement towards goal Non-academic participants Integration Tress G. , Tress B. , and Fry G. , 2004. Clarifying integrative research concepts in landscape ecology

Holistic View of Sustainability Supply Chain Dynamics / Labor / Ethics of Cost of Food / Animal Welfare Farmer Development Food Security Human Health Public Attitudes / Assurance Food Safety Environment / Ecology / Carbon Footprint

Michigan State University: Response, Specific Examples n n n Restructuring around major themes, e. g. , food security, sustainable environment & development and health & nutrition Boundary spanning units have been added to effectuate and facilitate change; the Office of International Research Collaboration (OIRC) Increase in flexible funds and fixedterm faculty base

Michigan State University: Specific Projects n FSKN – transdisciplinary in focus; addressing trade capacity development in developing countries while partnering with government agencies (e. g. , USAID, WTO, Government of India Ministries and State Departments) and corporations (e. g. , Coca Cola in China and Metro Cash & Carry in India) n Use of IT platforms and Open Education Resource (OER) models to provide greater reach/impact at lower costs, e. g. , Food Safety Knowledge Network (FSKN) and Ag. Share (Gates funded) in Africa Photo courtesy of Coca-Cola. Photo courtesy of MSU Global.

Michigan State University: Specific Projects n MSU and NEPAD received a $10. 4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assist in the training of African regulators on biotechnology; helping small farmers, improve agricultural practices and grow healthier, more sustainable food Photo courtesy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Michigan State University: CANR Response, Roadmap for Alignment & Engagement • Technical Expertise • Geographical Expertise • Market Intelligence • Strategic Vision Infrastructure Relationships Capacity Opportunity Food Security Challenge