ADM Cares supports 3 ADMI projects for 2022-23
ADM Cares supports 3 ADMI projects for 2022-23 Three postharvest loss-related research projects totaling $120,000 were recently selected for funding through ADM Cares, ADM’s social investment program, which directs funds to organizations that drive meaningful social, economic, and environmental progress around the world. Two of the proposals build on ADMI’s previous work to reduce postharvest […]
Reflections on ADMI’s 10-year anniversary
Reflections on ADMI’s 10-year anniversary By Dr. Robert Easter, President Emeritus of the University of Illinois and former chairman of the ADMI External Advisory Board In a very real sense, effective storage of harvested foodstuffs has perplexed humanity throughout recorded history. Babylonian records as early as the 22nd century BC describe rudimentary storage systems. The problem […]
ADMI External Advisory Board meets at University of Illinois
ADMI External Advisory Board meets at University of Illinois The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss brought our external advisory board to the University of Illinois campus for this year’s meeting, which was held on April 1. Seven of the 10 board members were in attendance, and took part in a half-day business […]
ADM Institute contributes to new postharvest extension practices book
ADM Institute contributes to new postharvest extension practices book The ADM Institute staff authored a chapter about the ADMI Village project for a book published in December. The chapter was co-written by ADMI Director Alex Winter-Nelson and staff members Mindy Spencer, Sarah Schwartz, and Ashley Nagele. Postharvest Extension and Capacity Building for the Developing World, […]
ADMI featured in grain industry magazine
ADMI featured in grain industry magazine The ADM Institute was recently featured in World Grain magazine, as the cover story for the November 2017 issue. The story focused on the history of the institute, and our commitment to reducing hunger and improving lives through the reduction of postharvest loss. You can download a PDF copy […]
ADMI Hosts Innovation Lab Annual Meeting
ADMI Hosts Innovation Lab Annual Meeting By Mindy Spencer, ADMI Assistant Director The ADM Institute recently hosted the 2018 Annual Meeting for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL). PHLIL is a USAID project based at Kansas State University; ADMI is a proud partner of the Innovation Lab. The meeting, […]
New ADMI director selected
New ADMI director selected Dr. Alex Winter-Nelson has been selected as the new director of the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. Dr. Winter-Nelson has served as the director of the College of ACES Office of International Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the past five years. He began serving […]
Leadership change at the ADM Institute
Leadership change at the ADM Institute Friends of ADMI, It seems that change is everywhere we turn these days, and here at the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss, that is true as well. On June 30, Dr. Prasanta Kalita’s tenure as our director came to an end. Our institute has benefited from his […]
