Events & Announcements
Announcements
Awards and Achievements
University of Florida receives $49 million USAID award to establish the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences a $49 million, five-year grant to help feed the world and end hunger. The grant, which will be used to establish the […]
Virginia Tech awarded $18 million to implement integrated pest management program in developing countries
Virginia Tech has won a new $18 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a research program that will work to raise the standard of living of people around the world through environmentally sound agricultural […]
IPM Innovation Lab Director Dr. Muniappan Wins BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab
Rangaswamy “Muni” Muniappan works to save the papaya industry in southern India. He connects researchers in developing countries. He has discovered an invasive species in Senegal and Nepal. Because of these accomplishments and more, the Virginia Tech entomologist caught the […]
Conferences and Meetings
November 3, Mind the Gap – Exploring the Disparities Between Smallholder Farmer Practice and Potential
What is the yield gap, and how does it link to smallholder farmers and poverty? Although new tools, fertilizers, and hybrid seeds are available to increase crop yields, a gap still remains between farmer practice and potential. Smallholder farmers face […]
PMIL to conduct peanut and mycotoxin meetings in Haiti June 11-19
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Peanut Productivity and Mycotoxin Control (Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab, PMIL) will be conducting several events in Haiti this summer. The Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab is one of 23 […]
Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America (SICNA), September 1-3
The Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America (SICNA) 2015 will be held September 1 – September 3 at Hilton Garden Inn, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Join researchers, producers and industry representatives to explore the greatest challenges and most promising opportunities in […]
Funding Opportunities
Call for Concept Notes: Vegetable Crops Integrated Pest Management for East Africa
Release date: June 2, 2015 The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management at Virginia Tech, funded by USAID, invites the submission of concept notes from U.S. universities, CGIAR institutions, other International Agricultural Research Institutions, and host country institutions […]
Higher Education Partnerships for Innovation and Impact
The Higher Education Partnerships for Innovation and Impact (HEPII) is a new mechanism developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development to 1) strengthen human and institutional capacity within higher education institutions in USAID partner countries, and to 2) achieve […]
RFA Released for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems
USAID is pleased to alert you to a new opportunity to submit applications to lead the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. The Request for Applications (RFA) was posted February 26, 2014 on Grants.gov. A brief synopsis can […]
Job Opportunities
Job Opportunity: Program Officer, Rural Finance & Risk Farmer Services & Systems, Agricultural Development, Global Development Program
Program Officer, Rural Finance & Risk Farmer Services & Systems, Agricultural Development, Global Development Program Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Overview: Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help […]
ILRI Senior Social Scientist – Gender
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Senior Social Scientist to lead gender and livestock research and a team of scientists within the Livelihoods, Gender, Impact and Innovations Program under the Integrated Sciences unit. ILRI works to […]
ICARDA Gender Program Coordinator
ICARDA are seeking an individual with extensive experience in gender mainstreaming in complex agricultural programs. The successful candidate will have proven expertise in gender context, ideally in a research or development setting. He/she will lead research on the social aspects […]
New Releases
New IPM Innovation Lab Videos Available
The Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab has recently developed two videos on their work on tomato leafminer pest and the invasive weed Parthenium. Click the links below the videos to learn more about the IPM Innovation Lab’s work on these […]
Livestock Climate-Change Releases 2013-2014 Annual Report
Throughout the last few months the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change (Livestock Innovation Lab) has been hard at work summarizing the many accomplishments of their researchers and associates at the […]
Findings of a Study on Blood Proteins as Indicators of Malnutrition Presented at the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Nutrition Meeting in Nepal
Scientists have identified a range of proteins that can be used as reliable indicators of a person’s micronutrient levels, opening up new possibilities for the study of malnutrition. Keith West Jr., Director of the Centre for Human Nutrition at Johns […]
Other Announcements
New Soybean Innovation Lab Newsletter
Learn more about the Soybean Innovation Lab by checking out their most recent newsletter. In this newsletter you will find: – Success Stories – SIL Virtual Workshop: Low-Latitude Soybeans – Meet a SIL Researcher & Collaborator Download the full newsletter
World Food Center Established at UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) recently established a World Food Center to sustainably address global food and health issues. In an announcement about the establishment of the center Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi said the center will collaborate with […]
Postharvest Education Foundation:
new postharvest e-learning program
JUNE-DECEMBER 2013: Costs and Benefits of Small Scale Postharvest Technology Focus of the program: Calculating local costs and expected benefits of using improved postharvest practices, methods and equipment, and communicating with farmers, traders and marketers regarding how a recommended technology will […]
