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Wooden poles hold up plastic sheeting, inside of a greenhouse

Nepal: When greenhouses become tents

In January, our office sent Beth Mitcham to visit farmers in Nepal for the launch of a research project, with partners Manny Reyes and International Development Enterprises (iDE). At the same time, Britta Hansen from UC Davis worked in Nepal with faculty from Kasetsart University to provide a training on improving postharvest practices.

Visiting Cambodia: Conservation agriculture and marketing by motorbike

As director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab, I traveled to Cambodia with researcher Manuel Reyes to launch a spin-off project related to his earlier research in Cambodia on conservation agriculture and drip irrigation for women vegetable farmers.

Kelsey Barale takes notes during an interview with a farmer

Barale honored with BIFAD Student Award for Scientific Excellence

UC Davis graduate student Kelsey Barale was honored today in Des Moines, Iowa, at a public meeting of a U.S. government advisory board in advance of World Food Prize activities.

Elana accepts award plaque from USAID leader, American flag in background

Graduate student receives BIFAD award for international work

Elana Peach-Fine, a recent UC Davis graduate, was honored by Raj Shah, chief administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development at a BIFAD meeting, Jan. 30 in Washington D.C.

Horticulture CRSP launches third Regional Center of Innovation

With the launch of a new center in Kenya, the Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program has successfully opened three centers worldwide dedicated to serving as hubs for horticulture-related activities in nearby developing countries.

Woman leads a discussion over a table of vegetables on plates and in bags with a group of farmers who are listening

New Postharvest Training and Services Center graduates its first crop of master trainers

Horticulture Innovation Lab researchers completed a year-long training for 36 postharvest “master trainers” from seven different African countries and opened a new Postharvest Training and Services Center in Tanzania.

Honoring the legacy of Adel Kader — advisor, friend, postharvest leader

Dr. Adel Kader, professor emeritus in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, died Dec. 10 at the age of 71. He joined the UC Davis faculty in 1972 and served the University of California for more than 35 years, continuing to be active after retirement in both postharvest and horticultural development — including serving on Horticulture CRSP's International Advisory Board.

Kenyan staff member shows American student plant detail with farmers in background, in Kenya

Projects send grad students abroad to work with smallholder farmers

Second round of Trellis Fund projects awarded

Beginning this month, U.S.

Horticulture CRSP participates in Gates Foundation workshop

UC Davis and the World Food Logistics Organization hosted a three-day workshop on appropriate postharvest technologies for small-scale horticultural farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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