Barzman will also be comparing the BIFS team-based extension approach to more linear styles of information exchange. Barzman received a bachelor of science degree in biology from UCLA and a doctorate in entomology with a focus on agroecology from UC Berkeley.
CARE is an international non-governmental organization working in developing countries.
The CARE-Bangladesh project provided training to 30,000 farmers using participatory extension methods. Previously Barzman worked with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to promote sustainable agriculture research internationally. He also worked with rice growers in the Dominican Republic to identify information flow about the use of agrochemicals, and was involved in a study on the traditional use of weaver ants in citrus in Vietnam's Mekong delta.