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Four agricultural professionals from Mali and one from Burkina Faso came to the U.S. from November 4 – 17, 2017 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Improved Adaption to Drought and Dry Cereal at NC State in Raleigh, NC. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with with professionals from the USDA, university, state, and the private sector. The Fellows were interested in the cotton industry and they were able to visit Cotton Inc., Silver Lake Cotton Grower’s Gin in Elm City, and Rock Ridge Farms in Wilson during harvest season.