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Regional Workshop in Kenya participants

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

Posted on June 27, 2022
Local and international experts met to discuss each region’s greatest obstacles in horticulture and how to overcome them
Online Scaling Course from the CGIAR

Online Innovation and Scaling Course from CGIAR

Posted on March 28, 2022

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

 

Beth Mitcham - Award winner

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

Posted on March 28, 2022

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.

The New Resilience+ Innovation Facility

Resilience+ Innovation Facility at UC Davis to Unlock Agricultural Transformation

Posted on December 14, 2021

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

Posted on September 30, 2021

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.

Women hold a screen with wooden frame, with cut up vegetables on it in crowd

Wrapping up 10 years of the Horticulture Innovation Lab

Posted on September 30, 2019
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

Posted on September 30, 2019
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

Posted on September 28, 2019
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

Posted on September 27, 2019
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

Posted on September 24, 2019
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

Posted on September 17, 2019
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

Posted on September 06, 2019
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

Posted on June 26, 2019
Traveling to work with farmers abroad via the Trellis Fund provided insights that drove these students' careers forward.
Horticulture Training and Services center staff, interns and AVENIRs de-shell peanuts under a shade structure. They are smiling.

Young interns partner to deliver lessons to Guinean farmers

Posted on February 20, 2019
Days after completing her master’s thesis, Brooke Stefancik flew to Guinea for an internship and her first steps in an agricultural extension career.
UH Manoa student with local extension agent at front of classroom full of farmers and agricultural professionals in Tanzania

Student researchers take top honors in Agrilinks contest

Posted on December 06, 2018
Three students from our global network were honored by Agrilinks for writing about international agriculture experiences with the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

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