{"id":11319,"date":"2016-08-11T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T15:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=11319"},"modified":"2016-08-11T08:28:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T15:28:46","slug":"young-african-leaders-visit-cdfa-to-learn-about-agriculture-energy-and-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/08\/11\/young-african-leaders-visit-cdfa-to-learn-about-agriculture-energy-and-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Young African leaders visit CDFA to learn about agriculture, energy and the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11321\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fellows-visit-2016.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11321\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11321\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fellows-visit-2016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CDFA's Office of Environmental Farming hosted two visiting fellows. From left: Casey Walsh Cady, Katherine Filippini, Scott Weeks, James Kakeeto, Fatima Ademoh, Geetika Joshi and Carla Sanchez.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fellows-visit-2016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fellows-visit-2016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fellows-visit-2016.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CDFA&#8217;s Office of Environmental Farming hosted two visiting fellows. From left: Casey Walsh Cady, Katherine Filippini, Scott Weeks, James Kakeeto, Fatima Ademoh, Geetika Joshi and Carla Sanchez.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">UC Davis hosted 25 Young African Leaders as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship\u00a0in July as part of President Obama&#8217;s Young African Leaders Initiative. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">For two of these young leaders, the\u00a0trip to California\u00a0also included a visit with CDFA&#8217;s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Fatima Ademoh from Nigeria and James Kakeeto from Uganda visited CDFA on July 27 to learn about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/oefi\/ddrdp\/\">Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/oefi\/sweep\/\">State Water Efficiency Enhancement\u00a0Program <span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">(SWEEP)<\/span>.<\/a>\u00a0These programs were\u00a0presented in the context of\u00a0California&#8217;s overall vision for Climate Smart Agriculture. The fellows\u00a0expressed\u00a0an interest in\u00a0various aspects of energy in the agricultural sector, such as achieving zero-net energy, renewables and\u00a0biogas.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Mandela Washington Fellowship brings young leaders to the United States for academic coursework and leadership training and creates unique opportunities in Africa for Fellows to put new skills to practical use in leading organizations, communities, and countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irex.org\/project\/mandela-washington-fellowship-young-african-leaders\">Click here for more information about the program.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Our staff stressed the importance in both programs of collaboration with farmers\u00a0and\u00a0a variety of other stakeholders such as industry and researchers, as well as public engagement.\u00a0The visiting leaders were\u00a0also interested in California&#8217;s ongoing\u00a0drought, dairy manure management and biogas plants and\u00a0soil carbon sequestration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">Beyond their scientific and agricultural curiosity, the fellows\u00a0expressed genuine\u00a0interest in the potential\u00a0to transfer the knowledge and experience from California&#8217;s projects\u00a0to their own\u00a0home communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UC Davis hosted 25 Young African Leaders as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship\u00a0in July as part of President Obama&#8217;s Young African Leaders Initiative. 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