[Arizona-students] FW: Peace Corps urgently needs agriculture volunteers

[Arielle Silverman]

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From: Susie Qashu [mailto:sqashu at email.arizona.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:28 PM
To: arielle.silverman at asu.edu
Subject: FW: Peace Corps urgently needs agriculture volunteers


Dear Arielle,

If you have not left yet.  Anyone interested needs to hold a Bachelor's
degree.

Job infoo. from Peace corps.  cheers, Susie
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-----Original Message-----
From: Briery, David
Sent: 1/22/07 7:31 PM
Subject: Peace Corps urgently needs agriculture volunteers

Dear University of Arizona Faculty and Staff,

First, congratulations for helping U of A achieve 24th in the U.S. for
Peace Corps volunteers among large universities.  Forty-five graduates
are currently serving in developing countries from Albania to Zanzibar.


These countries are asking Peace Corps for urgent help in improving
their agriculture.  Peace Corps would appreciate your efforts to help us
contact students who would make good agriculture volunteers.  Whether
you choose to forward this e-mail, invite a Peace Corps returned
volunteer to speak to a class, or make Peace Corps information available
in your office, we thank you.  If you are a returned Peace Corps
volunteer yourself, please let us know.


Here is a brief summary of Peace Corps projects related to agriculture:


 Animal Husbandry: volunteers work to enhance farm families' nutrition
and household income through improved livestock management techniques.

(Joe Colling introduces beekeeping to Malawi counterparts.)



Applied Agriculture: volunteers encourage sustainable crop production
through promotion of organic-farming techniques and better farm
management.



Environmental Education:  activities include teaching in elementary and
secondary schools and providing environmental education to youth groups
and individuals outside school settings.





Environmental and Water Resources Engineering:  volunteers work with
local governments and communities to improve water and sanitation
facilities.



Farm Management and Agribusiness: volunteers work with small-scale
farmers, farmers' cooperatives, agribusinesses, and nongovernmental
organizations.





Forestry:  volunteers help communities conserve natural resources by
working on projects such as soil conservation; watershed management and
flood control; production of sustainable fuels; improvement of
agroforestry practices such as fruit production; building live fences
and alley cropping; and preservation of biodiversity, sometimes near
national parks or other reserves.





Volunteer Mike Tubianosa helped start a tree nursery next to his
Ghanaian school.



Parks and Wildlife:  volunteers provide technical assistance and
training in natural resource conservation, generally in close
affiliation with national parks or other reserves.





OLE_LINK1Cordially,

David C. Briery
Peace Corps Public Affairs Specialist
Arizona, Central and Southern California
2361 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 155
El Segundo CA 90245
310.356.1106 or 800.424.8580



 <http://www.peacecorps.gov/>




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Susie Qashu
Arid Lands Resource Sciences PhD Program
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