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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!

Beth Mitcham speaking on conference stage, next to Jane Ambuko, with two panelists listening, "foodtank" visible in background banner

Horticulture Innovation Lab speakers focus on postharvest losses at Food Tank Summit

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.

fresh fruits and vegetables - peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, lemons, and more

UC Davis expert judges fresh produce quality on ABC News

Elizabeth Mitcham shared her postharvest expertise on fresh produce quality during a segment on ABC News’ Good Morning America - along with tips for keeping fruits and vegetables safe at home.

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Ugandan president commends students for irrigation innovations

In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni attended a graduation ceremony this month at Busitema University, lauding the institution and its students for their work with irrigation innovations.

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TakePart photo essay explores climate resilience with farmers in Guatemala

Photojournalist Martin do Nascimento recently traveled to Guatemala’s Western Highlands to explore the Horticulture Innovation Lab’s new project helping farmers use climate-smart agricultural prac

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.

Photo of the coolbot hooked up to an air conditioner above produce crates

CoolBots making news in Cambodia

While the Horticulture Innovation Lab team was recently in Cambodia for its 2016 annual meeting, reporter Jonathon Cox of the Khmer Times

Poonpipope "Poon" Kasemsap opens door to cold room with USAID Hortiulture Innovation Lab logos on it

Agricultural innovations at Kasetsart University, in SciDev.Net video

A video from SciDev.Net explores agriculture technologies at Kasetsart University in Thailand, aimed at the needs of smallholder farmers of horticultural crops.

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Students share Trellis stories in Davis Enterprise

Three UC Davis students shared their experiences with Trellis Fund projects this summer for a front-page article, “Global insights: Trellis students work abr

‘Local’ inspiration from half a world away

An entomology researcher in North Carolina. A program coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A social change specialist in Washington, D.C. A banana expert in Hawaii. A project evaluator in Ghana.

Woman holds jar of drying beads and seeds, speaking into TV microphone held by a reporter

How drying beads work, in a new SciDev.Net video

Reporter Giovanni Ortolani visited with Horticulture Innovation Lab partners in Bangkok, Thailand, recently to learn about how farmers in humid climates can better save seed using drying beads.

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