Esau Higenyi (Class of 2026, Uganda) a Mastercard Foundation Scholar at EARTH University, tackles issues like poverty, education, and early marriages in his region. Passionate about improving his community, Esau has led initiatives to empower young people and is now working on a project to enhance rice production and turn rice husks into biochar. His goal is to add value to local products to transform agriculture in Africa…

Jessenia Mármol (Class of 2024, Ecuador) arrived at EARTH University driven by the strength of her indigenous roots, the determination of her community, and a call to help more people access nutritious food. With her project, Allpamanta, Jessenia stands out as a committed leader who promotes agriculture as a tool for building a better future…

After several years of research and collaboration, it has been found that it is possible to produce high-quality coffee in Costa Rica’s Caribbean region, a low-altitude area not traditionally used for this crop. Learn more about the results recently published in the scientific journal Agriculture by MDPI…

The Graduation Project of Romina Ovelar González (Class of 2024, Paraguay) seeks to identify and characterize ectoparasites to understand their relationship with diseases in sheep, in the hope of finding solutions to recurrent and circumstantial problems in the Caribbean region. Through careful research, Romina has been able to achieve promising results…