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ACDI-VOCA, a private, international development nonprofit, is looking for a person to fill the role of Chief of Party for a five-year USAID-funded Feed the Future project in Ethopia. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA provides technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based…
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With the financial support of Feed the Future’s Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, the research team of plant pathologist Renee Arias has released nine genomes of Aspergillus isolated from peanuts in Georgia in 2014. Arias’ team is working to use RNA interference (RNAi) to reduce aflatoxin contamination of peanut seeds. Dr. Paola Faustinelli, who works…
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Renee Arias, a Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab researcher, was recognized by President Obama today with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers. The 106 winners will receive awards at a…
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The early-bird deadline for the Second International Legume Society Conference is approaching on March 15. The conference, held by the International Legume Society and the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa , is scheduled for 11-14 October, 2016 at the Tróia resort near Lisbon, Portugal.
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A new report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) found that aflatoxin likely is causing widespread stunting in children throughout Africa and Asia. The results and analysis of possible interventions are published in the report Mycotoxin Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, which is…
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The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) will hold a workshop, Engaging the Health and Nutrition Sectors in Aflatoxin Control in Africa, in collaboration with the Amref Health Africa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) – International Agency for Research on Cancer…
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The Thought for Food initiative is seeking proposals for research projects that advance understanding of the sustainability of food systems and explore innovative solutions to achieve it. Successful proposals may include a new collaboration between different types of disciplines with a specific focus on combining natural and social sciences, and that are inclusive of diverse…
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