The Princess Royal has paid a visit to Harper Adams University, meeting a group of scholars who will use their studies to benefit communities in Africa and India.
Her Royal Highness, who is also the university's chancellor, met the 2023 Marshal Papworth Scholars and heard about some of the Integrated Pest Management research being carried out by the Entomology group.
Reader in Entomology Dr Tom Pope said: “Vine weevil remains an economically important pest of a wide range of crops, including fruit crops such as strawberry and blueberry, as well as ornamental crops. Among the nations represented in this year’s cohort are Ghana, India, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia. Each scholar was selected to take part in the course by the charity partners of the Marshal Papworth Fund, including Ripple Effect, Leprosy Mission, ADRA Ghana, Hands Around The World, Tree Aid and Teyapi4Peace.
“Fast forward to 2023 and we now have 243 students in our global network, including our one-year Masters scholarships, and our bespoke 10-week short course in sustainable agriculture, which the students before you are studying.”Harper Adams Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ken Sloan, said: “During the visit, I was able to explain to Her Royal Highness how our new strategy sets a vision for the University to take us to 2030 and beyond.
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