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Recipients of the Marshal Papworth Fund scholarship programme celebrated coming to the end of their studies at a special student certificate presentation at Haddon Church in Cambridgeshire, near to the home of the scholarship, the Marshal Papworth Fund, which is managed by the East of England Agricultural Society, Peterborough.  The 18 scholars, comprising 11 sustainable […]

Eleven students from developing countries in Africa attended the Staffordshire County Show recently, where they shared their experiences of agriculture with farmers and agricultural companies. The scholars are undertaking a bespoke 10-week course in sustainable agriculture at Harper Adams University, funded by the Marshal Papworth Fund, an agricultural development charity managed by the East of […]

Ten students from developing countries in Africa have embarked upon a 10-week course in sustainable agriculture at Harper Adams University, with the scholarships funded by the Marshal Papworth Fund, an agricultural development charity managed by the East of England Agricultural Society.    Dr Mitch Crook, Taught Postgraduate Programmes Manager at Harper Adams University, said: “Each […]

Seven students from Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe spent a day in Leicestershire earlier this month, as the Marshal Papworth Fund hosted its annual ‘Welcome Visit’ for its latest Masters scholars at Rockingham Castle Estate and Farndon Fields Farm Shop.   The students have just embarked upon year-long MSc courses at Bangor University, Cranfield University, […]

Just over a year on from their studies, seven lead farmers and agricultural extension workers from across Africa have begun to measure the impact of their scholarship on the communities that they returned to. Having shared some of their stories in October, the Fund now has updates from a few more of the alumni.  The […]

The Marshal Papworth Fund, an agricultural development charity that provides life changing scholarships for students from developing counties at leading UK agricultural and horticultural universities and colleges, is this month celebrating the arrival of its 250th student – a landmark milestone for a charity that initially aspired to provide scholarships for just a handful of […]