Colonel Martin Leppert USARNG (Ret.) is a Research Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. He is currently serving in an Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment (IPA) role with the Army's Engineer Research and Development Center, Alexandria, VA.  Colonel Leppert's service in Afghanistan included a role as the Special Assistant to the Army National Guard, where he planned, coordinated and executed the Afghan Agribusiness Development mission in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan.  He recently took part in a training program for National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams, in which he was able to put his experience to work on behalf of those who are headed to Afghanistan to help bring stability and prosperity to local farming communities.  Click here to read coverage of the training program.