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Dr. Tim Brenneman, a PMIL Collaborator and UGA Plant Pathologist was featured in a recent video interview for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He talks about his job and what he does to provide growers the tools they need to control diseases.
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Contaminated peanut butter in the supermarket shelves Writer and Photographer Jeanty Gérard Junior Published June 12, 2015 Le Nouvelliste “There’s peanut butter (mamba) sold in supermarkets in Port-au-Prince that has a very high level of aflatoxin contamination” reveals a study by a Cell Research and reflection in the context of a research project funded by…
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PMIL’s Cap Haitien meetings began this morning with administrative updates and discussions.
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On June 12, PMIL hosted a successful workshop in Port au Prince, “Priorities for Addressing Mycotoxins in Haiti.” The workshop involved the PMIL team and a number of local stakeholders. There were several presentations on the health and economic development risks associated with mycotoxins, with an update on research findings in Haiti. Following these presentations,…
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The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management at Virginia Tech, funded by USAID, invites the submission of concept notes from U.S. universities, CGIAR institutions, other International Agricultural Research Institutions, and host country institutions to compete to lead the Rice, Maize, and Chickpea IPM for East Africa project. Concept notes will be reviewed and may…
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The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification at Kansas State University invites the submission of concept notes from eligible entities to compete for research sub-award projects. Concept notes will be reviewed and may lead to an invitation to submit a full proposal.
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PMIL’s Haiti events began early Thursday morning June 11th, with a drive to the Central Plateau to visit an Acceso Peanut Enterprise Depot, the Partners in Health (PIH) RUTF factory, and a peanut nursery and research site. The depot is situated in a remote farming village in the central plateau. Residents of the area…
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