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The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish is accepting proposals for research projects west Africa, east Africa, and Asia. The lab intends to fund approximately 10 proposals for up to three years and with budgets in the $200,000 to $800,000 range. Current lab activities are in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, and Zambia. Other Feed the…
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USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is looking for U.S. universities willing to host mid-level agricultural managers from lower and middle-income countries under the Cochran Fellowship Program. The program calls for universities to design and deliver a training program for six English-speaking fellows on improving food safety in Pakistan through aflatoxin control. The objective of the…
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EasyJet has banned peanuts on flights, joining airlines such as Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways that have yielded to pressure from customers. Peanuts will no longer be served on flights and passengers may be asked to refrain from eating nuts if someone on board reports an allergy when he buys his tickets. Read…
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The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking for an associate director of the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss (ADMI) within the Office of International Programs. The primary responsibilities of the position are to provide project management, tracking and coordination for major…
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The Peanut Institute released a new graphic that showcases peanut’s place in the MIND diet, an eating plan designed to prevent cognitive decline. A study published in December in “Nutrition, Health, and Aging” found that the MIND diet can reduce and delay the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Previous research shows the diet may reduce the…
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The American Peanut Research and Education Society is seeking nominations for 2019 awards, due by May 31. Nominations with supporting documentation should be sent to the chair of the particular award. Winners will be announced during the business Meeting at the 2019 Annual Meeting held July 9-11 at the Auburn University Hotel & Dixon Conference…
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March is National Peanut Month, a time to celebrate the nutritious and delicious peanut. The Georgia peanut industry gathered together on March 4 to celebrate one of the most popular nuts in the world for the 2019 Georgia PB&J Day at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Elected officials were involved in the celebration, including…