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Alice N. Pell

Professor & Vice Provost

Primary Research Areas

  • animal science
  • environmental sciences
  • international agriculture
  • international development
  • microbiology

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

My research emphasis is on the roles of livestock in smallholder farming systems. Adequate nutrition constrains animal production in many of these systems but animal requirements must be considered in the context of the other elements of the agricultural system (crops, labor, soils, water etc.).

Research Grants

  • IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF THE AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTUE, IRRIGATION AND LIVESTOCK TO DELIVER EXTENSION SERVICES
  • CORNELL AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  • CORNELL AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  • HOMEOSTASIS AND DEGRADATION IN FRAGILE TROPICAL AGROECOSYSTEMS.
  • PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES FOR VILLAGE- AND FARMER-BASED FORESTRY INITIATIVES