Meet the 2020 Nuffield International Scholars
06/04/2020
Four new Nuffield International Scholars have been named, and Nuffield Japan Associate announces their first Scholar
Nuffield International is pleased to announce the selection of four farmers and agri-professionals from Brazil, Chile, Japan and Zimbabwe to participate in the Nuffield program. These individuals join 70 other 2020 Nuffield Scholars from eight other member nations.
As Nuffield Scholars, these agriculturalists will spend 16-weeks traveling to explore production agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural policy, and related topics around the world. The 2020 Nuffield International Scholars are:
1) Ingrid Caron, from Goias in Brazil, receives a scholarship supported by TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture. She will research food production in a sustainable and efficient manner to feed the population. She will also seek intangible benefits of certification programs from different industries, such as improvement of production management systems, development of local communities and those involved in production systems. This will provide the tools for better communication, the aim to understand, compare and explore from "inside the gate" to society.
2) Antonio Bunster Zegers is an agronomist and winemaker in central Chile. This scholarship is made possible by an investment from TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture and Exportaciones Meyer Limitada. Antonio manages a mixed operation with 30 hectares of cherries and a grass-fed beef cattle herd. He also started a small-scale winemaking project, sourcing grapes from centuries-old, dry farmed vines. Antonio plans on exploring how impoverished communities can be bolstered through multi-sectorial approaches to support agriculture, winemaking, and tourism. He and his wife have a young daughter
3) Shota Morigami is a first-generation farmer in the Kyoto region, and the first Nuffield International Scholar from Japan. Shoto runs two agricultural operations: Agri Shonoya, a 12-hectare farm growing green onions and Kyonegi Samurai, an agribusiness focused on selling produce. He will explore marketing all over the world. His intention is to focus on Japanese restaurants overseas, investigating how Japanese agriculture and foods are promoted and received globally. This inaugural scholarship in Japan is supported by Norinchukin Bank. He and his wife have three children
4) Ranga Huruba aims to improve communal and small-scale beef production in Zimbabwe. Ranga's family owns a small parcel of land inherited from his grandfather where they are practising small-scale cattle ranching. He has a background in rangeland ecology and currently doing his PhD in the same field while working for Debshan Ranch as Research Manager. Debshan is a cattle and game ranch that has embraced holistic management for production sustainability and system resilience. Ranga's scholarship is supported by Nufarm, Driptech, Dudutech and Nuffield International.
