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  • Rice field in Colusa County. International agricultural research and development, of the type that drove the Green Revolution, continues to generate a fantastic rate of return, says study coauthor Julian Alston. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
    Report finds 10 to 1 return on investment in international agricultural research

    Oct 14, 2020

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    • Economic Development
  • Mechanical pruning reduced labor costs by 90%, resulted in increased grape yields and berry quality was as good or better than hand-pruned vines.
    Winegrape vineyards can be converted for machine pruning without replanting

    Apr 15, 2019

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    Making the case for fruits and vegetables

    Mar 7, 2019

    • Food
  • Sweet potato leaves in Ethiopia - Horticulture Innovation Lab photo by Lauren Howe/UC Davis
    Trying leafy greens from a sweet potato plant

    Nov 19, 2018

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  • Kearney REC director Jeff Dahlberg speaks to participants at Open Farm.
    Open Farm 2018 and UC ANR promote ag technology

    Oct 8, 2018

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    UC Global Food Initiative Fellows gather to discuss food system changemaking

    Apr 26, 2018

    • Food
  • thumbnail: Karin Albornoz leads a workshop in postharvest handling of pineapple in Uganda.
    Connecting with farmers over pineapple postharvest practices

    Dec 20, 2017

  • In a working session, AgPlus Funders Forum participants split into groups to focus on identifying opportunities for supporting economic development, supporting small business, effective intermediaries and regional finance funds.
    AgPlus Funders Forum aims to improve access to agricultural business financing

    Dec 15, 2017

  • UC Davis and ANR researchers attach clear plastic to a
    Explore tools that UC researchers use with smallholder farmers around the world

    Jul 26, 2017

  • An overflow crowd at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center learns about the benefits of farming practices that promote healthy soil.
    Better soil boosts farm profit and benefits the planet

    Jun 12, 2017

  • UC Davis researcher Karen LeGrand with Thort Chuong, in front of another farmer's nethouse in Cambodia built after they helped connect scientists, farmers, and marketers with technologies from the Horticulture Innovation Lab.
    Building trust in food systems – here and in Cambodia

    Feb 21, 2017

  • Cattle grazing in Mariposa County.
    Grass-fed beef production a possible money-maker for Central California ranchers

    Dec 19, 2016

  • Meagan Terry, left, a UC Davis researcher with the Horticulture Innovation Lab in Guatemala, discusses conservation agriculture with a Guatemalan consultant and a local youth group member. (Photo by Beth Mitcham)
    More irrigation for climate-smart farming and food security in Guatemala

    Aug 30, 2016

  • The CoolBot tricks an air conditioner into getting even colder, seen here keeping vegetables fresh in Cambodia, as part of a project with the Horticulture Innovation Lab.
    How one farmer’s invention is reducing postharvest losses around the world

    Mar 30, 2016

  • Winning team, Ag for Hire, brainstorms their app at the Apps for Ag Hackathon with the World Food Center. (Photo: Brad Hooker)
    Hackers compete for best ag app

    Dec 17, 2015

  • Britta Hansen and Elise Brockett plant okra and other vegetables at the Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center, in advance of its grand opening on World Food Day.
    How will you celebrate World Food Day?

    Oct 13, 2015

  • As a graduate student, Mark Lundy (back, left) worked with Chimwemwe (second from right) and colleagues in Malawi on a tomato production project with the Horticulture Innovation Lab.
    ‘Local’ farm inspiration from half a world away

    May 12, 2015

  • Young amaranth in the field: weed it or eat it?
    When weeds make good eats

    Jun 17, 2014

  • A two-year study compared soil water content in tilled (right, subsoil ripped) and no-tillage (left) plots.
    Leaving crop residues in the field improves water use efficiency

    May 23, 2012

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    Addressing nutrition and poverty through horticulture

    May 3, 2012

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