The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program aims to promote food security and economic growth by increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity. In Oman, this program will provide promising young scientists and policymakers with an opportunity to spend 5 weeks in the United States and work one-on-one with a U.S. scientist in their fields. During the five-week program, participants will learn new research techniques, gain exposure to the latest scientific developments in various fields of agriculture, access fully-equipped laboratories and libraries, and learn about unique public-private partnerships that help fund agricultural research and science. Equally important, this program provides the Omani scientists and policymakers with opportunities to establish long-term contacts with U.S. scientists and apply the newly gained knowledge from U.S. laboratories to Oman’s research and development programs.

The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program for Oman is funded by the United States Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and administered and managed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service, International Cooperation and Development, Research and Scientific Exchanges Division.