Round 2 (2012)

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Second round of Trellis Fund projects

Details about the Horticulture Innovation Lab's second round of Trellis Fund projects are available in the 2012-2013 fact sheet (PDF). Or read the press release announcing the awards. Student participants from this round also shared their experiences in a press release promoting the third call for applications and in a related newsletter article.

Trellis Fund projects in Round 2 took place between Sept. 1, 2012 and Sept. 1, 2013.

Promoting orange fleshed sweet potato for improved livelihoods in Hoima district

Led By

Eco-Agric Uganda

Student

A.J. Campbell - University of California, Davis

Mushroom farming initiative for better livelihood of widow farmers

Led By

Sustaining Rwanda Youth Organization

Student

Bryan Sobel - Cornell University

Capacity building with women farmers in organic horticulture and family nutrition

Led By

Caritas Parroquial Esquipulas

Student

Angel Cruz - North Carolina State University

Promesa Patuca

Led By

PROMESA

Student

Amanda McWhirt - North Carolina State University

Improvement on vegetable cultivation practices through integrated pest management and farmers field school

Led By

Ecological Services Centre (ECOSCENTRE)

Student

Rachel Suits - North Carolina State University

Soil fertility improvement and increasing yield of organically grown tomatoes

Led By

Sustainable Agriculture Development Program (SADP)

Student

Arun Jani - North Carolina State University

Improvement of indigenous African leafy vegetables (ALV) for food security in urban farmers

Led By

Sapporo Mobi-Vet

Student

Whitney Brim-DeForest - University of California, Davis

Strengthening Irish Potato production through collaborative exchange research

Led By

Eldoret Region Company-Christian Community Services

Student

Bob Johnson - University of California, Davis

Improving banana maintenance, soil management and intercropping education among female smallholder farmers

Led By

Gardens for Health International

Student

Gabriel Sachter-Smith - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Developing tools for intra-household resource allocation in vegetable growing households

Led By

Rural Agency for Sustainable Development (Uganda)

Student

Sarah Sahlaney - University of California, Davis

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