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Traveling to work with farmers abroad via the Trellis Fund provided insights that drove these students' careers forward.

Days after completing her master’s thesis, Brooke Stefancik flew to Guinea for an internship and her first steps in an agricultural extension career.

Three students from our global network were honored by Agrilinks for writing about international agriculture experiences with the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

In Guatemala, nematodes have been blamed for cutting potato yields in half over the past 20 years. Researchers are connecting ‘fuzzy cognitive mapping’ with soil health practices to identify sustainable nematode management solutions.

Read the story behind a farmer-led irrigation project with women farmers in Uganda that shows the challenges and benefits of how participatory research can work.

Did you know the leaves of the sweet potato plant are also a tasty, nutritious food? In Ethiopia, where sweet potatoes can be a staple crop, a UC Davis student recently helped farmers reconsider their sweet potato crop in a new culinary light. Watch this video...

With nutrition in the spotlight at the Borlaug Dialogue, the Horticulture Innovation Lab joined with the World Vegetable Center and Catholic Relief Services to co-host a side event focused on horticultural crops.

Solving problems of on-farm food loss and consumer food waste was the focus of an event at New York University, convening more than 30 food leaders for substantive discussions.

A Horticulture Innovation Lab team hosted the first-ever “Rwanda Postharvest Week,” in Kigali recently, with five days of training and conference events culminating in the Postharvest Innovation Competition awards.

Graduate students invited to intern with farmers and young entrepreneurs in West Africa, at a new Horticulture Training and Services Center. Apply by July 1.