The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture as it hosted its first Horticulture and Nutrition Systems Research Portfolio Workshop at the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF). This workshop aimed to unite experts from various agricultural fields to enhance research and practices related to horticulture and nutrition.
An initiative led by FORWARD Nepal is improving food preservation through a solar drying technology that speeds up drying and protects products from dust and insects. The locally-led project is not only helping farmers reduce postharvest losses, but also creating new economic opportunities for women and youth entrepreneurs across three districts, with promising results for crops like radish and bitter gourd.
Through a Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture Lab project, small-scale producers use floating covers, blending traditional knowledge with new tech to transform farming and combat climate change impacts.
Through her Trellis fellowship with the Horticulture Innovation Lab, Josephine Nyame advanced research on traditional West African vegetables to enhance regional nutrition and food security.
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES) demonstrated its global leadership by convening distinguished international leaders for its inaugural Global Food Systems Research Day on October 24, 2024.
A transformative project is underway in Guinea-Bissau, to strengthen the horticulture sector and diversify the country's economy, which has long been reliant on cashew production. This initiative aims to enhance local communities' livelihoods by introducing innovative agricultural practices and technologies.
In Nepal, a lack of crop rotation has exacerbated soilborne diseases, leading to decreased farm profitability and discouraging younger generations from farming. Learn how Dr. Ram B. Khadka and Dr. Ranjana Rawal are addressing these issues through anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) trials and capacity strengthening of the farmers in the form of mother and baby trials.
Learn about the challenges Uganda's small-scale producers face, and the coordinated efforts being initiated by government agencies, private sector entities, and development partners, to help overcome them.
