CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND TRAINING(CIATDRT)

The CIATDRT is a center in the State of Florida’s Institutes and Centers Program.  It was established in academic year 2000-01 with a mission to provide training, research, and development assistance to public and private international organizations, particularly in the areas of: sustainable agriculture, small enterprise development, marketing, export enhancement, and international trade to improve the food security and economic status of limited resourced people globally. 

Through the combined programs of the OIAP and the CIATDRT, the CAFS continues to build on a 50-year international agriculture tradition of “Excellence with Caring.”

 

Center for International Agricultural Trade Development Research and Training
Center for International Agricultural Trade Development Research and Training

 

CIATDRT PARTNERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

The CIATDRT provides the leadership for the college’s international agricultural development assistance, research and training programs in developing and emerging economies.  Our work is focused on developing and delivering food security, poverty alleviation, and economic growth programs for smallholder farmers and vulnerable populations, particularly women and youth, as well as medium-scale producers and processors.  Our faculty, students, alumni, and other stakeholders are joined with us in carrying out these programs to provide international experiential learning for our students, international professional development for our faculty, and an opportunity to “give back” for our other stakeholders and supporters.

PARTNERS AND ACTIVITIES

 

DOMESTIC TRAINING AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS
  • Florida  University of Florida - Florida A&M University USDA Food Safety Outreach Program. "Development and Evaluation of a Remote Learning Produce Food Safety Curriculum."
OUTREACH – RESEARCH – DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
  • Kenya East Africa Egerton University – Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness Management.  International Education, Outreach, and Research Programs.
  • Dominican Republic International Executive Services Corps (IESC) & Institute Superior in Agriculture (ISA). Exporting Quality and Safety Program.  Food safety, post-harvest handling, integrated pest management outreach and research programs.
  • South Africa Saron Primary School, Western Cape Province. International Youth Development, “Building Capacity for STEAM Education.”
  • India – National Council on Climate Change and Sustainable Development (NCCSD) and the Vivekanand Research and Training Institute (VRTI) Gujarat. Climate Smart Agriculture Farmer Training & Research Programs.
  • Haiti – Universite Caribe (UC) Port-Au-Prince. Human Capacity Building & Small Enterprise Development Programs.
COLLABORATIVE 1890 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
  • Virginia State University – FL A&M University USDA/FAS/APHIS-IS Center of Excellence in International Education & Development, “Training Globally Competent Workforce at 1890 Institutions for Agricultural Foreign Services Using Multi-Institutional Approach.”
  • FL A&M University/University of Maryland Eastern Shores/Delaware State University/Tuskegee USDA/FAS 1890 Center of Excellence in International Engagement & Development, “Recruiting and Training the Next Generation of the International Agriculture Workforce.”