Protected: Dr. Jerry Glover

Jerry Glover, a National Geographic Society Explorer and Deputy Director for USAID’s Center for Agriculture, works to develop innovative and sustainable strategies for small-holder farmers around the world. USAID’s Center for Agriculture manages an extensive portfolio of agricultural research, innovation scaling, market systems, and financial service investments. Jerry earned bachelor’s degrees in soil science and philosophy and then a Ph.D. in soil science at Washington State University in 2001.

Jerry has studied native grasslands and farming systems, including no-till, perennial, organic, and integrated systems. His work in soil science and perennial-based farming systems has been highlighted in documentary films, National Geographic, Scientific American, Science, and Nature, which identified Jerry as “one of five crop researchers who can change the world.” Jerry has interpreted his scientific work for the general public, serving as the technical content curator of the U.S. Botanic Garden’s exhibit “Exposed: The Secret Life of Roots” in Washington, D.C. He is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, and the Crop Science Society of America.