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Summary 2023 — Puerto Rico
State Contact
University of Puerto Rico- Utuado
P.O. Box 2500
Utuado, PR 00641
P: 787.894.2828 ext. 2269
E: olgaly.ramos@upr.edu
Website
Innovative Programming
Student competition "Agytu ¿Sabías qué?" were students shared lesser known agricultural facts through social media.
We also offered a 3-day workshop for science high school teachers about integrating climate change and agriculture topics into their courses. They also learned about USDA-ARS research projects on the island.
Major Program Impacts or Outcomes
There was an increase in teachers developing school gardens and integrating agriculture in their courses.
Program Leader Biosketch
Puerto Rico has two Program Leaders:
Edly Santiago-Andino is a Professor at the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez. She has a B.S. in Animal Science and a M.S. in Agricultural Education from the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez and a Ph.D. in Environmental Education and in Agricultural Education from Pennsylvania State University. She is the Agricultural Education Teacher Program Coordinator at UPR-Mayaguez. Edly and her students promote agricultural literacy across multiple schools in P.R., developing educational modules and engaging their faculty and students. She has been an Ag in the Classroom Program Leader since September, 2019.
Olgaly Ramos-Rodriguez is a Professor at the University of Puerto Rico-Utuado. She has an M.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and a Ph.D. in Entomology from Kansas State University. She currently coordinates the Sustainable Agriculture program. She conducts outreach programs focusing on connecting students in public schools with agriculture, teacher training, and school garden development. Olgaly has been an Ag in the Classroom Program Leader since August, 2019.