Innovative Agriculture Research Initiative (iAGRI)

$50.52M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Ohio State University
Country	Tanzania
Start Date	Jan 16, 2011
End Date	Jul 28, 2016
Duration	2,020 days
Number of Grantees	83
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`194848-76`

Grant Description

Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative, or iAGRI (2011-2016), is a USAID- funded project to prepare the next generation of agricultural leadership and strengthen and integrate the core agricultural institutions of extension, research and education in Tanzania.

OSU is the managing entity for a consortium of five US universities including Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Tuskegee University, and Florida.

Key partners in Tanzania include the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and the National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES).

The project aims to prepare faculty, researchers, and extension practitioners in Tanzania to cooperatively and effectively address needs of smallholder farmers and the growing agribusiness sector for decades to come.

The project purpose is aligned with the themes and road map of the USAID Feed the Future (FtF) initiative and the Government of Tanzania (GoT) Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme Compact and Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP).