Blog | Horticulture Innovation Lab

Welcoming our new International Advisory Board!

Board members will provide crucial guidance to the Horticulture Innovation Lab over the coming years.

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture at the University of California, Davis is excited to welcome our International Advisory Board (IAB)!

Specialists attended from throughout Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

Workshop in Honduras highlights the importance of knowledge-sharing to strengthen the horticulture sector in Central America

Specialists traveled from throughout Central America to discuss horticulture’s greatest challenges and opportunities in the region.

Workshops in Kenya and Ghana shaping the future of horticulture research in East and West Africa

Local and international experts met to discuss each region’s greatest obstacles in horticulture and how to overcome them

Online Innovation and Scaling Course from CGIAR

Online Scaling Course Offered By The CGIAR - Significant Contribution to the Gender and Scaling Module by the Horticulture Innovation Lab's Erin McGuire!

American Horticultural Society's Dr. H. Marc Cathey Award Winner - Dr. Beth Mitcham!

Congratulations to Beth! Well deserved!

Given to an individual for outstanding scientific research that has enriched horticulture and plant science. Named for H. Marc Cathey, a horticultural scientist who served as President of the American Horticultural Society for many years.

Resilience+ Innovation Facility at UC Davis to Unlock Agricultural Transformation

New Resilience+ Innovation Facility at UC Davis to Unlock Agricultural Transformation

Amrita Mukherjee of the UC Davis Horticulture Innovation Lab trains village leaders in Bangladesh about handling practices for vegetables after harvest. (UC Davis)

USAID Awards UC Davis $15 Million for Global Horticulture Research Program

The U.S Agency for International Development will provide a base $15 million investment over the next five years, with up to $34.5 million total funding possible, to support a global horticulture research program led by the University of California, Davis.

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Wrapping up 10 years of the Horticulture Innovation Lab

Reflecting on horticulture accomplishments upon the completion of two 5-year grants with UC Davis leading the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Agriculture researcher discusses technology testing at postharvest training center in Mulindi, Rwanda

How to create a successful postharvest center in 5 key steps

Lessons learned from the launch of three postharvest centers in Rwanda with valued partners, using a model piloted by an earlier Horticulture Innovation Lab project.

UC Davis students speak to refugee farmers at IRC New Roots farm in Sacramento

Sharing a low-cost solar dryer with refugee farmers in Sacramento

UC Davis student team leads workshops on the chimney solar dryer with refugee farmers at Sacramento's New Roots farm.

Farmer carrying bundles of freshly harvested vegetables from his field in Cambodia

Agricultural innovations help Cambodian farmers thrive

With help from Horticulture Innovation Lab researchers, they’re growing nutritious crops that boost their income.

Women farmers standing on the edges of canals in farming field, one holding a hoe to divert water

Video with 3 insights into participatory, farmer-led irrigation for development

Researchers learned from farmers about their about irrigation constraints, via participatory approaches, and share recommendations about how farmers’ chosen innovations can be applied more broadly.

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6 lessons from research empowering women in agriculture in Honduras

Research in Honduras with Penn State and Zamorano reinforced that incorporating gender equity into project design is critical — and five other lessons.

Young farmer holding green beans in sloped farming field

How drip irrigation is helping young Guatemalans profit from the land, as farmers and professionals

Hilarios Chaves, 20, is one young farmer who has doubled his vegetable yield to grow for his family, local markets, and export markets thanks to new innovations.

Woman leads discussion about a garden map with a group of community members at an educational event

How international experiences helped propel these NC State alumni into ag extension careers

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