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PMIL Lead Scientist Kumar Mallikarjunan is one of three main authors on a publication in the April 23rd 2015 edition of the Journal of Food Analytical Methods, “Characterization of Invasion of Genus Aspergillus on Peanut Seeds Using FTIR-PAS.” Other authors are Dr. Hande Kaya-Celiker, a post-doctoral associate in the current PMIL project at Virginia Tech…
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Bob Kemerait recently conducted a research visit to several farms near Cap Haitian, Haiti. View more photos from his trip on our Flickr site.
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Mars has partnered with United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to improve the provision of safe, locally-sourced food in Africa. The two-year partnership between the food manufacturer and the humanitarian agency will include the establishment of new food safety guidelines for local suppliers to improve the availability of safe foods for those in need. Mars is also planning…
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Follow the presentations and discussions from the Feed the Future Innovation Labs Partners Meeting in Malawi 20-23 April 2015. Throughout the conference Agrilinks will be keeping us up to date with blog posts, presentation takeaways and meeting content.
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March Project Notes “Treating Pregnant Women with Moderate Malnutrition in Malawi.” Lead Researcher: Mark Manary, Washington University, St Louis, MO Each month PMIL features updates on one or more of our research projects in our monthly newsletter and on our website and blog. Study Updates: Mark Manary returned from a trip in February of 2015…
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Notes from the Field: Lauren Singh Lauren Singh, research coordinator at Washington University working with Dr. Mark Manary, traveled to Blantyre, Malawi in January. Upon her return, she shared some of her experiences and photos from her first trip to Malawi to work on the study. “One of the most rewarding things was meeting the…
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IFPRI’s 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report calls on global institutions, the private sector, and citizens of middle income countries to reshape these countries’ food systems to focus on nutrition and health, close the gender gap in agriculture, and improve rural infrastructure—particularly sanitation—in order to ensure food security for all. By addressing hunger and malnutrition within their own…
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