Immersive learning in Ethiopia

Investigate farmers’ traditional practices for sustainability and climate resilience

Join an exciting collaborative research project on traditional grain mixtures funded by the Rockefeller Foundation’s Periodic Table of Food Initiative.

Our research explores the potential benefits of a time-tested practice that has been displaced by monocultures in most of the world but continues to sustain communities in rural Ethiopia. Ethiopian farmers’ knowledge and practice hold promise to enhance food security and climate resilience — both locally and globally.

As a member of the Clark University team, you will work closely with esteemed faculty and graduate students from the New York Botanical Gardens, Cornell University, City University of New York, Addis Ababa University, Wollo University, and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute.

Ethical Impactful Research

Program Details

• Study alongside faculty engaged in innovative research, with a focus on sustainability, social justice, and community engagement
• Develop critical skills for cutting-edge data collection and analyses through courses on qualitative methods, system dynamics modeling, spatial analysis, and more
• Collaborate with Ethiopian experts to design research projects that directly benefit farming communities
• Immerse yourself in rural Ethiopian life during six to eight weeks of fieldwork
• Share your findings through local radio programs and international conferences