Kyle Piispanen
Food sovereignty and crop revitalization in Bolivia
Kyle Piispanen
Prescott College Affiliation : Alumnus
Program : On-Campus Undergraduate Programs
Area of Expertise : Applied Anthropology
Current Job : Masters Student at Oregon State University
After completing his degree at Prescott College, Kyle went to Bolivia as an intern with La Paz on Foot. In 2008 he started a masters degree at Oregon State University in Applied Anthropology. His thesis is on food sovereignty and in-situ crop "revitalization" projects of racacha and jamach'i'peque in the Yungas of Bolivia. During his six months of field research he also worked as an Ecology instructor at the UAC Carmen Pampa. He is scheduled to defend his thesis shortly.
Kyle's thesis is on food sovereignty and in-situ crop "revitalization" projects of racacha and jamach'i'peque in the Yungas of Bolivia.
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