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 […]
Building capacity in the field: Angelique’s story
Building capacity in the field: Angelique’s story By Angelique Uwamahoro, co-founder of Food Sustainability Initiative, Rwanda I was very fortunate to participate in a postharvest e-learning program offered by The Postharvest Education Foundation (PEF). I graduated with a rich package of information and skills from PEF in 2017. Learning never ends. I am presently using […]
Measuring the Operating Performance of the SIL Thresher
Background The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (SIL) is dedicated to soybean research for economic development and the reduction of poverty and hunger by nurturing improved soybean value chains in Africa. Since 2016, SIL has been working to improve access to thresher services for smallholder farmers by implementing a training […]
Storage Stability and Sensory Evaluation Of Soy-Fortified Staple Foods in Ghana
Background The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (SIL) is dedicated to soybean research for economic development and the reduction of poverty and hunger by nurturing improved soybean value chains in Africa. Dr. Juan Andrade, University of Florida, is the principal investigator of the Soybean Nutrition Program and is leading the soy fortification project. The Soybean Nutrition Program works to […]
Postharvest Loss Reduction Policy Initiative
Background The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) is an independent, policy-oriented, not-for-profit, economic policy think tank. ICRIER’s focus is to enhance the knowledge content of policy making by undertaking analytical research targeted at informing India’s policy makers and improving the interface with the global economy. Project Information ICRIER and ADMI are partnering on the Postharvest […]
Using Digital Platforms to Scale Technology Adoption
Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT Background ADMI has identified many technologies to dramatically improve storage by smallholder farmers, including hermetic bags, which can eliminate mycotoxin infestation and pest damage in Indian settings, but these technologies have so far not been widely diffused in the input supply system. In the face of longstanding challenges in getting technologies to farmers, […]
Improving Women’s Access to Postharvest Technologies
Background This project is part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) Phase 2 led by Kansas State University. PHLIL is a strategic, applied research and education program aimed at improving global food security by reducing post-harvest losses in stored product crops. ADMI is a subawardee in the PHLIL project and works with Bangladesh Agricultural […]
Scaling Up Improved Drying and Storage Options
Background This project is part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) Phase 2 led by Kansas State University. PHLIL is a strategic, applied research and education program aimed at improving global food security by reducing post-harvest losses in stored product crops. ADMI is a subawardee in the […]
Evaluating Benefits of Women-Led Thresher Enterprises
Background The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (SIL) is dedicated to soybean research for economic development and the reduction of poverty and hunger by nurturing improved soybean value chains in Africa. Since 2016, SIL has been working to improve access to thresher services for smallholder farmers by implementing a training […]
Scaling Multi-Crop Thresher Fabrication Training
Background The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (SIL) is dedicated to soybean research for economic development and the reduction of poverty and hunger by nurturing improved soybean value chains in Africa. Since 2016, SIL has been working to improve access to thresher services for smallholder farmers by implementing a training […]
