Virginia Tech receives $28 million for program in Senegal as part of Feed the Future initiative

The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded the Office of International Research, Education, and Development at Virginia Tech $28 million to improve the system of agricultural education at the college level in Senegal. Virginia Tech will lead the five-year program, partnering with four American universities as well as with Senegalese agriculture experts to restructure the agriculture curricula at Senegal's universities, making it more relevant to today's needs.