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Oklahoma State University's SUNUP Program Travels to Uganda
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:56:58 CDT
This week on SUNUP, Austin Moore travels to Uganda as part of the OSU grant program on improving food security.
Segments include:
· the grant program and the OSU delegation's mission,
· the Ugandan and Kenyan fellows,
· DASNR undergraduates who went on the trip,
· current food supply and security issues in Uganda,
· a tomato growing cooperative,
· a local school garden and how children are learning about agriculture,
· a food market in Kampala and how one fellow is using technology to improve its operations,
· Makerere University research on health concerns linked to a fungal disease in maize, and
· how the grant fellows are helping a relocated Pygmy tribe become more self-sustaining.
Catch SUNUP Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. on OETA.
You can also catch the archived shows on the OSU websiteand on Youtube.
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