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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.

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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.

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Internships: Join team helping farmers in Guinea

Graduate students invited to intern with farmers and young entrepreneurs in West Africa, at a new Horticulture Training and Services Center. Apply by July 1.

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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.

student planting at UC Davis demonstration center for Horticulture Innovation Lab

Explore international agriculture, at our UC Davis demonstration center

Now is a great time to drop by the Horticulture Innovation Lab’s demonstration center, to check out thriving young vegetables plants that are more commonly grown in Africa and Asia.

UC Davis ‘DryCard’ invention wins competition to reduce food loss in Africa

A new invention from UC Davis researchers won a competition as the top emerging technology to reduce food loss and waste across the African continent.

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Feed the Future week: How can we #endhunger?

It’s Feed the Future week, a time to focus on the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative.

Horticulture takes the stage at World Food Prize

Horticulture, micronutrients and nutrition will play an important role at this year’s World Food Prize events and Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, October 12-14 in Des Moines,

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What’s growing at the Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center at UC Davis

Thriving vegetable plants, new experiments in progress, visitors exploring agricultural tools, and an upcoming gardening contest have been keeping the team behind the Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center busy recently.

UC Davis students selected as ‘Future Leaders’

Two UC Davis students — Elyssa Lewis and Kate Polakiewicz — were selected for a competitive student fellowship by the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD).

three women looking at man's arm pointing to air conditioner and CoolBot controller

How one farmer’s invention is reducing food waste around the world

A small-scale American farmer invented the CoolBot for low-cost cooling with an air conditioner, which the Horticulture Innovation Lab is using with farmers and researchers around the world.

Angelos Deltsidis writing postharvest data with trainees learning about postharvest in Bangladesh

Meet Angelos Deltsidis, international postharvest specialist

Editor’s note: In 2015, Angelos Deltsidis joined the Horticulture Innovation Lab team at UC Davis as our new international postharvest specialist.