Field Notes
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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…
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The Agrilinks 2018 Photo Challenge is accepting pictures of agriculture and food security work around the world. People who want to share pictures can submit up to 10 images. Entries will be judged on relevance to one or more Agrilinks topic areas, composition, originality and technical quality. A judging panel and social media crowd voting will…
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The Peanut Innovation Lab held a webinar on July 24 to discuss gender in peanut research. If you missed it, you can watch the webinar on YouTube. Check out background materials at the link in the description or through the comments.
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Several scientists who worked with the Peanut Innovation Lab’s precursor, the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, were recognized at the 2018 meeting of the American Peanut Research & Education Society for their contributions to the industry. Barry Tillman of the University of Florida, who contributed to PMIL’s value chain improvement’s project in Haiti, took home…
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USAID’s Bureau for Food Security has published a paper detailing what we’ve learned about gender roles in peanut production and processing over the past several years, as well as what areas researchers need to consider as they work with peanuts. “Gender Considerations for Researchers Working in Groundnuts,” prepared by Carol Tyroler, summarizes many of the…
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The LEAP-Agri research project MycoSafe-South has three PhD scholarships available for African students to study and conduct research on mycotoxins in Belgium and Kenya. “European-African partnership for safe and efficient use of mycotoxin-mitigation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa” intends to harness the expertise and infrastructure available in Europe by strengthening the capacity of the Southern partners…
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USAID has released the Nutrition Innovations in Complex Environments Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This $2 milion BAA reflects a collaborative effort across USAID’s Bureau for Food Security (BFS), the Bureau for Global Health (GH), and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance’s (DCHA) Office of Food For Peace (FFP), in coordination with the Eleanor…