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The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa (PCHPA) and the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) invites you to a special Congressional Luncheon Discussion on “New Perspectives for Closing Africa’s Infrastructure Gap.” The discussion will focus on the impact that Africa’s infrastructure has on business growth and job creation, and explore new ways of…
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TOPIC: Mycotoxin Threats to the Food Chain and How to End Those Threats SPEAKER: Professor Dan Brown, Department of Animal Science. Cornell University Dan Brown is a nutritionist seeking to remove constraints to the sustainable delivery of high quality nutrients to vulnerable members of the world`s population through improvement of animal agricultural systems. Of particular…
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Sylvia Baah-Tuahene is a PMIL supported student at the University of Ghana as part of a capacity building effort through the Ghana Peanut Value Chain Interventions project. She recently completed her MSc research on surveying peanut and peanut based products that are produced by women processors in three different regions in Ghana. Her research thesis,…
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The Office of International Programs at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) is seeking a full-time Program Manager at the post-doctoral level to expand its international portfolio across the three missions of research, education and extension.
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Pan African Grain Legume Research Conference, Feb. 28-March 4 in Zambia Crop science graduate students: apply by Oct. 8, 2015 for ten CSSA-USAID Travel Grants, up to $3,500 each, to attend the 2016 Pan African Grain Legume Research Conference (PAGLRC), Livingston, Zambia, on Feb. 28-March 4, 2016. For the complete travel grant description including eligibility,…
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The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) is currently accepting applications from sub-Saharan African students conducting research on topics related to the US Government’s global hunger initiative — Feed the Future. All topics related to agriculture (as defined by Title XII) and the Feed the Future initiative are admissible.
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The future of food: from jellyfish salad to lab-grown meat Published September 13, 2015 in the UK Guardian Writer Nicola Davis ALLERGY-FREE PEANUTS If there’s one commodity the food industry could be expected to shell out for, it’s hypoallergenic peanuts. An estimated 1.4-3.0% of children in western countries are allergic to them, putting the kibosh…
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