Graduating senior Khadija Mbacke wants to help her family in Senegal with her agronomy degree

May 6, 2024

Khadija Mbacke was born in Philadelphia, but spent much of her childhood growing up in Senegal with her family. There, her father is a farmer, and Mbacke grew up with a love for plants. When she moved back to America to pursue a degree, she was looking for a place to study agronomy. That led her to Iowa State, but she was still in need of a way to afford her education. So Mbacke joined the military, where she could serve her country while also getting help paying for college. Now that she's graduating, Mbacke plans to continue her education in graduate school, and eventually wants to use her agronomy degree to help her family in Senegal improve their farming practices. For more information visit https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2024/05/06/mbackegradfeature