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2011 Borlaug-Ruan Intern: International Livestock Research Institute
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From Howard Lake, MN (small town with less than 2,000
people)
Raise pigs, beef cattle, and chickens
Help uncle run corn and soybean farm
Involved with FFA (an agricultural leadership
organization), NHS (National Honor Society), Concert
Band (I play clarinet), and the World Food Prize (of
course!)
Will be a senior at HLWW (Howard Lake-Waverly-
Winsted) High School
Plan to attend the University of Minnesota, St. Paul to
major in Agricultural Education
Hampshire and Yorkshire
Ethel
So how did I get here?
Founded by Dr. Norman Borlaug – considered to have
saved more lives than any other person
Organization that recognizes individuals who are working
to fight world hunger
Award high school students internships
o 8 weeks
o All expenses paid
o Many different countries (including: Bangladesh, China, India,
Turkey, and Kenya)
Since 1998, over 140 students have travelled abroad
Summer 2010: Wrote my essay on humanitarian aid and
food relief in disaster sites with a focus on Iraq
Fall 2010: Attended Global Youth Institute where I heard
from past interns
Winter 2010: Applied for an internship
Late winter 2011: Selected as a finalist, went to IA for an
interview
Spring 2011: Found out I would spend my summer in
Ethiopia
Time frame: June 10 – August 8
Projects: Chicken health and sheep
breeding/genetics
Supervisor: Dr. Tadelle Dessie
Places I visited: Debre Zeit, Mehal Meda,
Molale, Addis Ababa, Awash, and Nazret
Ethiopian Institute for
Agricultural
Research- Debre Zeit
Judy, Stacey, and
Paul
ELISAs, data entry,
post mortem,
parasites, and serum
samples
Dr. Lynch
ELISA
Parasites
Minnesota in
Debre Zeit!Making Fruit
Salad
Ram selection
Interviews with
farmers
Hot and Cold!
Average farmer
“Faranji Hysteria”
Very patient
people…thank you!
Mehal Meda
Developed a short questionnaire to interview farmers
o Questions included: Why sheep are raised, if feed shortage is
experienced, what problems are faced, and if a breeding
schedule is used.
15 farmers in 2 different villages (Mehal Meda and
Molale)
o 2/30 farmers interviewed were female
Coded responses to questions for analysis
Used Microsoft Excel to evaluate the codes and develop
charts/graphs displaying the information
83%
17%
Farmers Experiencing Feed Shortage in Mehal Meda and Molale
for the year of 2011
Yes
No
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Farm
ers
Rep
on
din
g“Yes”
Feed Shortage Experienced by Farmers (in Mehal Meda, Molale, and Average of Both) by
Month in 2011
Total
Mehal Meda
Molale
100%
23%20% 20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Income Consumption Wool Fertilizer
Reasons for Raising Sheep in Mehal Medaand Molale in 2011
Series1
3%13%
40% 40%
7% 3%0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%
Sheep Selected to Fatten in Mehal Meda and Molale for 2011
Series1
100%
23%27%
23%
10%0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
White Red Brown Mix Black
Wool Preference by Farmers in Mehal Meda and Molale in 2011
Series1
Genesis Farms
Awash
To appreciate everything…especially the little joys in life
Having little doesn’t mean you have nothing to give
There is a world outside Howard Lake, MN
People appreciate even the smallest acts of kindness
There really are people living in poverty…its not just on
TV
We each have the talents needed to feed the world
Thank you to
everyone who has
made my stay at ILRI
a positive experience.
I may be leaving
Ethiopia, but I have
many memories to
keep for the rest of
my life.