Feed the Future
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A regional partners meeting of Feed the Future Innovation Labs planned for early next month in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been postponed. Originally set for Feb. 1 and 2, the meeting was called by the Bureau for Food Security, Office of Agricultural Research and Policy, to bring together mission agriculture, food security and nutrition staff from…
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A representative from the Syngenta Foundation will present information about Farmforce, a software and mobile app that provides electronic traceability on the farm and improves overall information management for outgrowers, in a webinar on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Farmforce was developed by the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Development and is being…
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Reducing Global Hunger What role does the Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation Lab play toward this important goal? Published May 1, 2015 in Peanut Grower By Jamie Rhoads, Assistant Director, and Christy Fricks, Communication Specialist, Peanut Mycotoxin Innovation Lab Many peanut producers may be familiar with the Peanut Collaborative Research Support Program, Peanut CRSP, which has…
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Biofortification is a cost-effective, innovative approach to growing staple crops that are rich in vitamins and minerals. The process builds on traditional crop breeding techniques to improve micronutrients while maintaining or exceeding existing yields and climate-smart traits. This intervention is at the crossroads of agriculture and nutrition, with varieties released in 25 countries and studies…
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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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Feed the Future Innovation Labs Partners Meeting to discuss current research and progress. 20-23 April 2015 – Lilongwe, Malawi
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International crop breeders visit University of Georgia for bioinformatics training Published on Georgia FACES March 12, 2015 Author Christy Fricks, PMIL Communications Specialist When breeding a new crop variety, plant breeders often have to collect data from dozens or hundreds of seedlings to determine which plants have the traits they are looking for. Crunching all…
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