STRONG COFFEE
Rebirth brews in Rwanda with a land-grant assist from MSU
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Dan Clay of MSU and Tim Schilling of Texas A & M leave Maraba Cooperative after a celebration honoring the PEARL contributions. (Photo by Sue Nichols, University Relations, MSU.) |
Michigan State University is helping Rwanda usher in a new day with an innovative project that epitomizes the 21st century land-grant at work.
Project PEARL—Partnership to Enhance Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages—is the purest application of the land-grant tradition of partnership, practical application and research. It's also personal stories of perseverance, of vision and of triumph.
PEARL reaches out for knowledge, from university laboratories to industry experts to the farmers themselves. Then, the principles of extension that 150 years ago brought practical solutions to people across America are applied to rejuvenate Rwanda.
Coffee is PEARL's first, and most dramatic, success story. But its legacy ultimately won't fit in a cup.
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