{"id":493,"date":"2014-10-02T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T19:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/pmil\/?p=493"},"modified":"2018-01-03T10:12:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T15:12:51","slug":"georgia-peanut-tour-attracts-international-visitors-pmil-collaborators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/ftfpeanutlab\/2014\/10\/georgia-peanut-tour-attracts-international-visitors-pmil-collaborators\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Peanut Tour attracts international visitors, PMIL collaborators"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Allen<\/a>
Allen Stripling and others learning how to test for peanut maturity on the 2014 Georgia Peanut Tour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The annual Georgia Peanut Tour, held September 16th<\/sup> to 18th<\/sup> in southeast Georgia, is a major attraction for the nation’s peanut industry<\/a>, including a number of international visitors.<\/p>\n

The event not only showcases the Georgia peanut industry<\/a>, but also serves to educate consumers, growers and researchers.<\/p>\n

This year, several of the attendees were affiliated with USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Peanut Productivity and Mycotoxin Control (PMIL), which is hosted by the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.<\/p>\n

The tour opened this year with a focus on PMIL and presentations from PMIL Lead Scientist Peggy Ozias-Akins, Collaborator Bob Kemerait, and Assistant Director Jamie Rhoads<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was interesting to see how research plays an important part in the process and development of the quality of peanuts we consume, and to see things from a grower standpoint,\u201d said Allen Stripling<\/a>, Business Manager for PMIL, who attended the event<\/p>\n

Another PMIL Collaborator who attended the tour was Agnes Mwangwela<\/a>, who is from Malawi.<\/p>\n

Agnes is working with Lead Scientist Rick Brandenburg on PMIL\u2019s Southern Africa Peanut Value Chain Intervention project.<\/p>\n

She is here, along with Joelle Kajuga, a native of Rwanda, under the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and
\nTechnology Fellowship Program.<\/p>\n

UGA’s\u00a0Office of Global Programs<\/a> is hosting their visit.<\/p>\n

Both are in the United States conducting research on aflatoxin, a mycotoxin that affects peanuts and many other crops.<\/p>\n

\"Agnes<\/a>
Agnes Mwangwela and Joelle Kajuga, Borlaug scholars attend the 2014 Georgia Peanut Tour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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