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Experts who worked together in the Peanut Innovation Lab precursor, the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, recently co-authored a book chapter on weed control in peanut. Weed scientists at North Carolina State University, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Crops Research Institute and the University of Development Studies in Ghana wrote “Sustainable Weed Management…
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The 2018 Results for America report gives the US Agency for International Development (USAID) a score of 10/10 for Innovation. USAID is the only 10 for this category among 10 federal agencies included in the study. The Feed the Future Innovation Labs are highlighted in the report under Innovation. Results for America releases a scorecard each…
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The GREAT program (Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation) is accepting applications an upcoming course focused on gender-responsive plant breeding. Researchers are encouraged to apply in interdisciplinary teams of two or three, combining biophysical and social scientists. The team may focus on any crop, so long as the work involves applied crop breeding research for…
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Feed the future has put out an interesting update of the highlights of 2018, complete with stories, photos and video to tell the story of the work done this past year. There is more work to do to attain global food security. An estimated 800 million people across the world who go to bed hungry…
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In a new paper published by the American Phytopathological Society, ICRISAT’s Sam Njoroge makes a critical review of peanut production in Malawi and Zambia, along with a look ahead at the options for improving quality, quantity and marketing of peanut in the region. Peanut yield has increased over the past two decades – from 240…
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The Peanut Institute has launched a searchable research library to serve as the hub of all peanut nutrition research publications. The resource gives anyone instant access to the latest and most noteworthy research in the nutrition field. The database will allow users to search the library by topic, year of publication, journal, article title, study…
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A year-long trial involving methodical exposure to small amounts of peanut protein shows promise in alleviating the most serious peanut allergies. The results, announced Sunday at a conference of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Seattle, may lead to the first oral medication that could eliminate severe peanut allergies in children. After…