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The new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) will be run through a collaboration between Kansas State University, Cornell University and Clemson and will be based in Cornell’s International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, according to an announcement made Wednesday at the World Food Prize in Des Moines,…
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The Peanut Institute is launching a 30/30 Peanut Challenge, 30 days when Americans are encouraged to incorporate 30 peanuts or two tablespoons of peanut butter into their daily diet. “Studies in the United States and around the world have found that eating peanuts regularly has been associated with a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease…
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LASER PULSE, the Long-term Assistance and Services for Research Partners for University-Led Solutions Engine, at Purdue University has issued a request for proposals for innovative research – and associated research translation – focused on development challenges in the areas of Basic Education, Food Security, and Water Security in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania). Basic…
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The Mandela Washington Fellowship, A Program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is accepting applications from young African professionals who are leaders in business, non-profits, or government. The six weeks of leadership training in the U.S. is limited to people age 35 and younger who live and work in…
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The Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative under the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is holding a webinar on Thursday titled: “Aflatoxins: The Climate, Gender and Nutritional Linkages.” Panelists from IFPRI, USAID’s Bureau for Food Security, Purdue University and the former chief economist of the World Food Program will discuss how aflatoxins relate to…
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The Peanut Research Foundation is accepting research proposals for the next round of projects dubbed the Peanut Genome Initiative – Phase II. This new phase will capitalize on previous accomplishments and use genomic and breeding tools to address real issues facing the U.S. peanut industry. Disease resistance (initially focusing on leafspot), aflatoxin, drought tolerance and…
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A new scholarship fund will more than 20 Malawian graduate students to continue their studies in the U.S. or South Africa. The Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) has awarded a grant to the Institute of International Education, Inc. (IIE) for the Fellowship and Scholarship Fund (FSF), a new initiative is designed to strengthen capacity in research…