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  • AAGB holds meeting in China

    The 2019 Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology conference was held last week in Jinan, China, where the Peanut Innovation Lab Director, Dave Hoisington, and PIs, Peggy Ozias-Akins, Daniel Fonceka, Josh Clevenger, David Bertioli and Soraya Leal-Bertioli attended and presented some of their work through the Peanut Innovation Lab. Prior to conference, a short…

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  • Report: US ag benefits from overseas research

    A new report commissioned by the International Food Policy Research Institute details how international agriculture research benefits U.S. interests, both in direct and indirect ways. The federal government spends far less than some taxpayers believe on aid to developing countries, according to “How the United States Benefits from Agricultural and Food Security Investments in Developing…

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  • Cornell, Clemson, Kansas State will run new Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

    The new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) will be run through a collaboration between Kansas State University, Cornell University and Clemson and will be based in Cornell’s International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, according to an announcement made Wednesday at the World Food Prize in Des Moines,…

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  • 30-day challenge urges health through peanuts

    The Peanut Institute is launching a 30/30 Peanut Challenge, 30 days when Americans are encouraged to incorporate 30 peanuts or two tablespoons of peanut butter into their daily diet. “Studies in the United States and around the world have found that eating peanuts regularly has been associated with a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease…

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  • Proposals sought for research in food and water security in East Africa

    LASER PULSE, the Long-term Assistance and Services for Research Partners for University-Led Solutions Engine, at Purdue University has issued a request for proposals for innovative research – and associated research translation – focused on development challenges in the areas of Basic Education, Food Security, and Water Security in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania).  Basic…

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  • Young Africans can apply for six weeks of leadership training in the U.S.

    The Mandela Washington Fellowship, A Program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is accepting applications from young African professionals who are leaders in business, non-profits, or government. The six weeks of leadership training in the U.S. is limited to people age 35 and younger who live and work in…

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  • Webinar explores gender, climate change and aflatoxin

    The Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative under the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is holding a webinar on Thursday titled: “Aflatoxins: The Climate, Gender and Nutritional Linkages.” Panelists from IFPRI, USAID’s Bureau for Food Security, Purdue University and the former chief economist of the World Food Program will discuss how aflatoxins relate to…

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