Program Initiatives
School of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T State University

Human & Community Development

Biotechnology & Biodiversity

Water & Soil Quality

Agromedicine, Nutrition & Food Safety

Small-Scale Agriculture

International Trade & Development

socioeconomic, infrastructure, and public policy analyses for fully optimizing human capital and strengthening communities.... plant and animal systems research, including genetics, with beneficial implications for human wellbeing.... providing solutions to environmental issues which are practical for small-scale farms and communities with limited resources.... promoting health, nutrition and safety in communities that depend on agricultural and natural resource-based industries.... alternative enterprises, niche markets, innovative farmbased businesses and environmentally sustainable production systems.... helping disadvantaged rural communities fuel economic growth by becoming players in the global marketplace....

NC.X-162-5-99-531-1 - Rural Restructuring: Causes and Consequences of Globalize Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems (G. Ejimakor)

NC.X-153-5-99-531-1 - Exploring Survival Issues Among Minority Farm Operators in North Carolina (A.Yeboah/D.McDowell)

 

 

NC.X-155-5-99-130-1 - The Use of Constructed Wetlands to Treat Swine Waste and Organic Pollutants for Water Quality (G. Reddy)

NC.X-159-5-00-170-1 - Chemical and Physical Quality of Reduced and Altered Fat Table Spreads (M. Ahmedna/R.Purcell)

NC.X-164-5-00-130-1 - Improving Performance in Two Acid/Aluminum Tolerant Alfalfa Cultivars (M. Kamp-Glass)

NC.X-165-5-00-120-1 - Fc Receptor Gene Expression and Regulation in Cows with Ecoli Mastitis (M. Worku)

NC.X-169-5-01-130-1 - Efficiency Improvement of in Vitro Regeneration for Chestnut Transformation (G. Yang)

NC.X-158-5-99-130-1 - Analytical Services Laboratory to Enhance School of Agriculture Research Programs (V. Shirley)

NC.X-167-5-01-531-1 - Food Safety and Handling Behavior of Rural Consumers in the Southern Black Belt Region of the United States (K. Adu-Nyako)

NC.X-168-5-01-130-1 - Soil/Water Quality Modeling and Evaluation of Management Practices for Grain and Vegetable Production (G. Gayle)

NC.X-163-5-00-120-1 - Assessing the Ecology of Campylobacter Jejuni the Production Environment of Broilers (E. Segerson)

NC.X-166-5-01-170-1 - Use of Commercial/New Bifidobacterium Isolates and Organic Acid Salt to Inhibit Pathogens in Poultry (S. Ibrahim/I. Goktepe)

NC.X-151-5-99-170-1 - Food Safety Practices Among the Elderly (C. Turner)

**NC.X-170-5-02-170-1 - Effects of Diet and Culture Conditions on Nutritional and Microbial Quality of Fish (C. Seo)

**NC.X-173-5-02-170-1 - Novel Approach to Produce Lactose Free Dairy Products (S. Ibrahim)

**NC.X-172-5-02-170-1 - Dietary Intake, Body Mass Index & Use of Alternative Medicine Among Hispanics (L. Sanchez-Lugo)

NC.X-167-5-01-531-1 - Food Safety and Handling Behavior of Rural Consumers in the Southern Black Belt Region of the United States (K. Adu-Nyako)

**NC.X-171-5-02-130-1 - Conversion of Cheese Whey into Value-added Products (A. Shahbazi)

NC.X-157-5-99-120-1 - Integrated Crop and Sylvan Systems with Swine (C. Talbott)

NC.X-156-5-99-130-1 -Environmentally Sound Cropping Systems for Enhancement of Farm Income (M.Reddy)

NC.X-161-5-99-531-1 - Impacts of Trade Agreements and Economic Policies on Southern Agriculture (W. Amponsah)

NC.X-161-5-99-531-1 - Impacts of Trade Agreements and Economic Policies on Southern Agriculture (W. Amponsah)

Cooperative Extension

Ellen Smoak
Jean Baldwin
Thelma Feaster
Claudette Smith
M. Mafuyai-Ekenem
Shirley McNeil
Dalton McAfee
Shirley Callaway

Ag Economics/Agri-Business

Godfrey Ejimakor

Cooperative Extension

M. Mafuyai-Ekenem

Ag Economics/Agri-Business

Kofi Adu-Nyako
Anthony Yeboah

Natural Resources

Marihelen Glass
A. Ghasem Shahbazi
Gouchen Yang

Animal Science

Mulumebet Worku
Charles Kadzere

Human Environment

Salem Ibrahim
Mohamed Ahmedna
Ipek Goktepe

Cooperative Extension

Keith Baldwin
M J. Ibrahim
Bob Williamson
Ellen Smoak

Ag Economics/Agri-Business

Anthony Yeboah

Natural Resources

M.R. Reddy
Manuel Reyes
A. Ghasem Shahbazi
G.B. Reddy
Godfrey Gayle
Charles Raczokwski

Human Environment

Chung W. Seo
Mohamed Ahmedna

Cooperative Extension

Mohammed Jimo Ibrahim
F. O. Walson- Co-Chair
David Jones
Wilda Wade

Animal Science

Mulumebet Worku
Charles Kadzere
Willie Willis

Ag Economics/Agri-Business

Kofi Adu-Nyako
John Paul Owens
Godfrey Ejimakor

Human Environment

Salem Ibrahim
Chung W. Seo
Ipek Goktepe
Mohamed Ahmedna
Lizette Lugo

Natural Resources

Gouchen Yang
Richard Robbins

Cooperative Extension

Keith Baldwin-Co-chair
Mohammed Jimo Ibrahim
Daniel M. Lyons, Sr.
Authur Purcell
F. O. Walson
M. Mafuyai-Ekenem
John O'Sullivan- Co-Chair
Ray McKinnie
David Jones

Ag Economics/Agri-Business

Godfrey Ejimakor
Anthony Yeboah
William Amponsah

Animal Science

Charles Kadzere

Natural Resources

M.R. Reddy

Human Environment

Chung W. Seo

Cooperative Extension

M. Mafuyai-Ekenem
Ray McKinnie
Sheilda Sutton

Ag Economics/Agri-Business

Anthony Yeboah
William Amponsah
Kofi Adu-Nyako
Godfrey Ejimakor

Animal Science

Charles Kadzere


The mission of the Agricultural Research Program in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is to provide experiential learning opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in the food, agricultural and environmental sciences; to articulate the meaning of science and technology in agriculture; and to maximize the impact of research that addresses critical local, state, national and international issues.

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