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Jeffrey Perry (lower right), senior lecturer of global development, receives the Golden Owl award in a ceremony on Feb. 23 with virtual participation from the New York Farm Bureau, New York FFA, and Nationwide. Jeffrey Perry earns New York ag education award
March 5, 2021
Jeffrey Perry ’89, Ph.D.’ 18, senior lecturer in the Department of Global Development, received the Golden Owl award Feb. 23 in honor of his contributions to agricultural education in New York state.
The Golden Owl award a partnership between the New York Farm Bureau, New York FFA, and Nationwide honors ag educators statewide for teaching the next generation of agricultural leaders. This is the first year that the award has been given in New York.
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All five feature high yields and robust disease resistance important for farmers, and taste and nutrition characteristics sought by consumers.
“The foundation of a solid crop value chain is based on best-bet varieties,” said Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. “As a country, we are excited that the new NextGen cassava varieties address the needs of the cassava industry and we look forward to providing millions of Nigerian cassava growers access to these varieties.”
The releases by the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are the first varieties released using the modernized breeding technologies supported by NextGen Cassava, a project based in Cornell’s Department of Global Development and implemented by IITA and NRCRI, along with the national programs of Uganda and Tanzania.