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Gopi Munisamy at June 2022 Senate Hearing CAES News
UGA expert's Senate testimony calls for predictable and equitable trade policies 06/30/22 Jordan Powers
Often missing from the picture of the modern American farmer are the daily concerns about fuel and fertilizer prices, crop yields and trade issues.
Using added inorganic fertilizer may not be worth the financial risk for smallholder maize farmers on rain-fed farms in sub-Saharan Africa, such as this small maize farm in Tanzania. CAES News
Fertilizer is no silver bullet for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa 06/09/22 Maria M. Lameiras
Uncertain economic returns for smallholder farmers using fertilizer in sub-Saharan Africa may account for low adoption rates due to variable growing conditions year over year.
Empty grocery shelves due to supply chain issues. CAES News
Inflation and the purchasing power of the dollar 05/26/22 Maria M. Lameiras
Production costs aren't the only culprit in higher grocery prices, with gas prices, labor costs and other increases being passed on to the consumer.
Mark Jaronski, deputy commissioner for tourism with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, delivered the keynote at the inaugural Georgia Hospitality and Tourism Summit on May 2. CAES News
Inaugural HOST Summit highlights UGA impact on hospitality and tourism 05/09/22 Maria M. Lameiras
The Georgia Hospitality and Tourism Summit was organized to address the challenges faced in the hospitality and tourism industry and to enhance ongoing public engagement efforts around tourism in Georgia.
Adrian Robbins, a 2021 CAES graduate and current UGA MBA, shared information about her ag tech startup, AgLite. A UV-C light sterilization method to prevent the spread of plant disease from contaminated seeds, AgLite was a finalist in CAES' 2021 FABricate Entrepreneurial Initiative. CAES News
Can tech save the world? 04/28/22 Claire S. Kinnard
Cleantech Symposium gathers international experts in technology and sustainability.
Ibrahima Diedhiou of the University of Thies in Senegal talks to Peanut Innovation Lab Director Dave Hoisington. Diedhiou studies how wild shrubs in the arid Sahel region of Western Africa may improve crop yields and remediate degraded soils. Now – with the support of the Peanut Innovation Lab – he’s testing how the shrubs work in Senegalese farmers’ peanut fields. (Photo by Allison Floyd) CAES News
Innovation Lab uses power of peanuts to fight hunger 04/20/22 Allison Floyd
The University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences helps smallholder farmers feed the world through a partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Peanut Innovation Lab – technically, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut – is a five-year, $14 million program funded through an agreement between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UGA.