International Activities
JIFSAN Train the Trainers Program (GAPs), China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, South Korea
International Training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). During the past decade, Dr. Walsh has worked for JIFSAN to organize and present GAPs training courses in Central America, South America, and Asia. Each program enrolls about 50 foreign agricultural and health professionals in an intensive one-week training course.
Wheat Breeding Program, Argentina
Participants:
Dr. José M. Costa,
Ing. Agr. María del Carmen Molina, National University of La Plata
(Santa Catalina)
Dr. Paul Murphy, North Carolina State University
Dr. David Van Sanford, University of Kentucky
Collaborative Research Program Between the Wheat Breeding Program at the University of Maryland and the Instituto Fitotécnico de Santa Catalina of the National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires.
In 2008, a winter wheat F1 off-season nursery was successfully grown at the Instituto Fitotécnico de Santa Catalina of the National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires. It was planted in April and harvested in November. This project benefits the wheat breeding program of the University of Maryland, North Carolina State University and the University of Kentucky by shortening the time of developing new varieties of winter wheat.
