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UC Davis students selected as ‘Future Leaders’

Two UC Davis students — Elyssa Lewis and Kate Polakiewicz — were selected for a competitive student fellowship by the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD).

Ugandan farmer holds a tomato in a tomato patch, next to her a sign that reads "organic tomato growing demonstration site by eco agric uganda funded by HORTCRSP"

Thanks from Uganda: Why the Trellis Fund matters

We recently received an email from one of the first organizations to receive Trellis funding, a reminder of how big of a difference this small grant can make. The email from Uganda started with:

Crowded lecture hall with speaker at front

Simon gives memorial lecture at University of Minnesota

James Simon, professor at Rutgers University and a partner of the Horticulture Innovation Lab, recently presented a memorial lecture at the University of Minnesota.

Woman farmer kneels in a field row, planting seedlings into mulch

Huffington Post on hidden hunger and Cambodian farmers

A pregnant farmer growing nutritious vegetables in 100 degree heat was the impetus for an article on the Huffington Post last week about hidden hunger, Cambodian farmers

Vegetable seedlings grown by farmers in Zambia.

Chicago Council highlights market-driven horticulture projects in Zambia

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses a Horticulture Innovation Lab project that connects Zambian vegetable farmers with market opportunities at a global tourism site.

Hotel ballroom with Horticulture Innovation Lab poster in foreground

Looking back at the Horticulture Innovation Lab’s 2016 annual meeting

Horticulture Innovation Lab partners gathered this time in Cambodia to share achievements, exchange ideas, and scheme about their next steps in advancing horticultural science and helping smallholder farmers in developing countries.

Bunthan speaks at podium, in front of a poster that reads "Symposium on Horticultural Science"

Symposium on Horticultural Science: Highlights from Cambodia’s premier agricultural university

Approximately 175 participants attended a Symposium on Horticultural Science, held March 18 at the Royal University of Agriculture campus in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The event was presented by the Royal University of Agriculture in collaboration with the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Woman farmer picks squash from trellis plant, with American scientist observing.

Following vegetables from field to market in Cambodia

While in Cambodia, I visited a project working with women vegetable farmers who have been successfully practicing conservation agriculture. As a postharvest specialist, I have been advising the team remotely about postharvest handling and low-cost technologies.

Directors of regional horticulture centers gather in Thailand

Before the Horticulture Innovation Lab’s annual meeting in Cambodia, the directors of our regional centers met up at Kasetsart University, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Crump moves on, seeking new associate director

Amanda Crump, associate director for the Horticulture Innovation Lab, has announced she will be taking a new job as director of the Western Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center.

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