Volume 18 Number 1
Winter 2009
Front Page
Class Notes
Development Notes
Department Notes
Letters to the Editor
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Cover Story:
Feeding the poorest of the poor
No longer interim, Jay Akridge is the new dean of agriculture
College honors 10 distinguished alums
Alumni Profile:
Afghanistan is last mission for Col. Chastain before retirement
Hospital patients check out adjunct professor's photography
Globe-trotting winner of the World Food Prize centers sights on the future
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Photo gallery from Africa
Animals roaming free in the Nairobi Game Park. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Giraffes graze on the tallest branches of Acacia trees in the park. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Striga, a flowering weed choking this sorghum plant in Mali, western Africa, does billions of dollars of damage to crops each year. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
These small huts are used to hold corn and sorghum near the village of Bougouni, Mali. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Three people weeding a rice field near Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.(photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Spinning this wheel drives the well shaft, producing water for an entire community. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Rain creates havoc with roads throughout Africa, turning them into a muddy mess. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Tuinstra checks research data with a technician who works for INERA, the national research program in Burkina Faso. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Near the Niger/Burkina Faso border, this man was selling live chickens for the traditional end of Ramadan feast, Eid ul-Fitr.(photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
Roadside markets offer anything from motorcycle repair to food and drink. (photo by David Kabal)
These granaries near the village of Bayzo are built with sticks and covered with mud before being filled with sorghum and millet. (photo by David Kabal)
This group of youngsters in the streets of Dosso, always have their lunch bowls nearby. (photo by David Kabal)
A thick, hearty breakfast drink called fura is made by heating balls of processed millet flour in milk. (photo by Mitch Tuinstra)
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