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Utilizing Weed Science to Protect Crops and Promote Leadership among Farmers

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Emmanuel Cooper Gonfatee (Class of 2015, Liberia) has built a career focused on science, sustainability, and agricultural innovation. From his work with farmers in Liberia to his doctoral studies in weed management and digital agriculture, he is applying the hands-on and environmental approach he learned at EARTH to protect crops and strengthen leadership in the field.

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Technological and Agricultural Solutions for Smallholder Farmers in Somaliland

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Khaalid Ahmed Awali (Class of 2018, Somaliland) has carved a career path that combines agriculture and technology to address real challenges in the field. Drawing on his education at EARTH, he has advanced practical solutions that support smallholder farmers, improve production processes, and strengthen access to local markets.

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EARTH is Supporting the Strengthening of Coffee Farming in Guatemala

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In San Juan La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala, coffee is much more than a crop—it is identity and livelihood. Through the Resilient Agrifood Systems Project led by EARTH Futures, smallholder producers like Federico Manuel Ujpan are strengthening their productive, organizational, and commercial capacities, advancing toward a more sustainable organic coffee sector.

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The School of the Land: The Story of Doris Corrales

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From a childhood shaped by learning through agriculture to her participation in the Resilient Agrifood Systems Project of EARTH Futures, Doris’s story shows that knowledge can be gained through hands-on learning. Today she leads, shares, and applies agroecological practices alongside other women in her community.

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EARTH and INTA: A Partnership Driving Agricultural Innovation

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EARTH and INTA are strengthening a strategic alliance that promotes applied research, agricultural innovation, and leadership development. Through joint projects in Costa Rica—including the development of value-added products from sweet potato, both institutions combine knowledge, experience, and learning to generate a positive impact on the agricultural sector…

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A Leader in Plant Genetics and Food Security

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Komlan Kekeli Batchey (Class of 2021), a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni, grew up in a farming community in Togo. As a child he helped his mother grow and sell green beans and lettuce from her garden…

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Entrepreneurial Projects Born in the Classroom that Transform Communities

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From their first year, EARTH students learn how to turn ideas into sustainable businesses. Thanks to the support of funds such as the Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) and the Katherine John Murphy Fund, many of these projects have successfully made the leap from an idea to making a real impact in communities…

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A Young Professional Determined to Transform His Country

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Coming from an island where nearly all food is imported, Veonn Caines (Class of 2025, Saint Kitts and Nevis) always knew that agriculture has a future. His research comparing two types of planters in the humid tropics revealed findings that could one day transform how corn is produced—with greater efficiency and fewer losses. Now, as he prepares to graduate, he dreams of bringing that knowledge back home and proving that innovation can also emerge from small places.

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From “City Boy” to Shaping Leaders: the Journey of José Antonio González

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When José Antonio González (Class of 1997) arrived at EARTH from Panama, he had never held a shovel nor endured the heat of the open field. What began as a physical challenge turned into a life lesson that led him to discover his passion for the environment and for teaching…

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Indigenous Women: Guardians of Ancestral Knowledge

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In one of the villages surrounding Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, a group of women gathers to weave and embroider. With their hands, they write the stories of the Maya people in a symbolic language of threads and stitches that form birds, flowers, and serpents. Some sit before backstrap looms, creating pieces filled with hundreds of colors…

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