Tri-lateral Partnership US-Kenya-India addresses African Food Security

Alexander Kahi (seated), dean at Egerton University, signs a document related to the new tri-lateral agreement. From the left is B. Bebe, Egerton faculty member; Mark Erbaugh of Ohio State, and Gusharan Singh, of India's Punjab Agricultural University.

Jan 10, 2013. The U.S./India/Africa Tri-lateral University Partnership Program for Food Security will combine the strengths of PAU with Ohio State's expertise in agricultural capacity-building to address poverty and hunger issues in Kenya and throughout Africa.

The program is a joint effort of the U.S. government and the government of India. It is run under the auspices of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

The tri-lateral project was one of just two funded by the U.S. government. The other is a partnership between Michigan State University, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in India, and the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi.