Traveling to work with farmers abroad via the Trellis Fund provided insights that drove these students' careers forward.

Days after completing her master’s thesis, Brooke Stefancik flew to Guinea for an internship and her first steps in an agricultural extension career.

Three students from our global network were honored by Agrilinks for writing about international agriculture experiences with the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

Did you know the leaves of the sweet potato plant are also a tasty, nutritious food? In Ethiopia, where sweet potatoes can be a staple crop, a UC Davis student recently helped farmers reconsider their sweet potato crop in a new culinary light. Watch this video...

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.

The Horticulture Innovation Lab has awarded 15 new Trellis Fund grants to organizations in Africa and Asia, matching these new projects to 16 graduate students who will provide agriculture expertise requested by the organizations.

Sometimes it helps to reconnect with what motivates your work. For Karin Albornoz, Ph.D. student, that means getting out of the lab and working with small-scale farmers to improve postharvest handling practices.

Julia Jordan, UC Davis graduate student, writes about her experience working with Busitema University students considering gender issues in relation to designing irrigation solutions.

Q&A with Nick Reitz, doctoral student in the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, who participated in a Trellis Fund project led by the Methodist University College Ghana.