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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss. Located at Kansas State University with partners around the world.

Manhattan, KS
Joined November 2016
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The latest issue of PHL in the News is available now! This month we're marking our 10th anniversary with the release of a 10-year report and a new webinar series starting in January. Read more: emails.illinois.edu/newslett…
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We are thankful to host our last 2020 #policy dialogue in Salina with Sen. Moran & Lund Farms, highlighting the advantages of #ag #research to #globalfoodsecurity from professors & researchers at @KState @FeedtheFuture @PHLInnovLab & @Sorg_Millet_Lab. Stay tune for live tweets!
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We need to integrate and promote #women & #youth to get involved in agriculture. We need serious engagement and continuous support from the government, donors, and companies, recognizing that youth are heterogeneous. - Fetien Abay @MekUniETH @PHLInnovLab #YouthInAg
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Today is the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. #flwday Both #foodloss and #foodwaste are a problem, but what is the difference?
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❼ days until our 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 event! #FLWDay @FAO @UNEP @unepnyo @ANDORRA_UN @RockefellerFdn @foodtank @EuroFoodBanks @RethinkFoodNYC @justfoodnyc @CollectiveFare Registered yet? 🌱 fao.org/new-york/events/deta…
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Youth like @isaacsesi are innovating in agriculture & #CultivatingHope. He started his company, @sesitechg, to bring simple & affordable solutions to smallholder farmers in Ghana to reduce food waste & #EndHunger. Read his story: ow.ly/3JOs50Bqq8J
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Just wrapped up a great event announcing a new $1M initiative led by @tropicalsoylab funded by @USAID called "Innovation to Impact.” Was wonderful to have @RodneyDavis, @RepLaHood, and @ScottBennett52 join us in the celebration! innovation-2-impact.com/
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Partners at Bangladesh Ag U completed setup for a seed storage experiment at Madhupur BADC seed processing center to test feasibility of bulk paddy seed storage with 30-ton capacity hermetic cocoon funded by @IFPRISAO and ADMI. 1/2
2/2 Outcomes with the hermetic cocoon will be compared with existing traditional seed storage practices. In another on-site experiment, performance of 40kg hermetic bags is being compared to traditional storage practices. @PHLInnovLab
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As the #COVID19 pandemic continues, its serious impact on food security & #nutrition is becoming clearer. We remain committed to adapting programs & resources to protect gains made and preserve livelihoods around the 🌍. See how in our latest newsletter👉ow.ly/fVQj50AKGbV
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⏲️DUE MONDAY(7/20)! Calling all #FeedtheFuture & USAID project photographers! Submit your best digital #resilience and #foodsecurity photos related to #agriculture, #nutrition, or #WASH to our photo contest to share your story with the world. Details 👉ow.ly/MtFx50AAg0f
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To mitigate the impacts of #COVID19, #FeedtheFuture is partnering with @michiganstateu to reach remote & marginalized communities w/ vital information about how to prevent the spread of the virus through educational animations. ow.ly/3HZU50zYKzn
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#WorldFoodSafetyDay is this Sunday. For your #FridayFact, learn the truth about some food safety myths that have arisen in the time of #COVID19 in #FeedtheFuture’s latest resource 👉ow.ly/EvPA50zYT8X
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#Foodsafety losses are unobservable, so more difficult to combat than other forms of #PHL. Researchers identify a visible correlate of #aflatoxin in maize that could allow consumers in informal markets to avoid toxic food. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.20… #WorldFoodSafetyDay @A4NH_CGIAR
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Food-borne #mycotoxins pose one of the most significant #foodsafety risks in lower- and middle-income economies in #Asia and #Africa. See today's post on @Agrilinks about @FTFNutriLab's research and recommendations! agrilinks.org/post/mycotoxin… @DrPatrickWebb @ShibaniGhosh1 @magablha
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Safe food is essential for good health & nutrition, increased productivity & progress toward ending hunger. #FeedtheFuture helps partner countries strengthen regulations & engage businesses to produce & sell nutritious & safe food: ow.ly/oJY050zVNn3 #WorldFoodSafetyDay
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Through the @USDAForeignAg-funded AMPLIFIES project, strategic partner @isaacsesi is taking action to prevent COVID-19 exposure. With the @sesitechgh GrainMate Moisture Meter, farmers can call support lines for virtual guidance: ow.ly/lwhS50zNQqF #MarketMonday #ASAWISHH
Tune in tomorrow to hear ADMI Director Alex Winter-Nelson and @Heifer Zambia Country Director Petronella Halwiindi discuss #foodsecurity and #smallholder farmer resilience! Register here: bit.ly/2zQCi55