ADMI partners work to help farmers during pandemic
ADMI partners work to help farmers during pandemic Although the crops have grown well in India and Bangladesh this year, a complication in the form of a global pandemic now threatens what should have been a successful spring harvest season. India and Bangladesh have both been under lockdown since late March. Movement restrictions have helped […]
Going out the field: ADMI staff visit projects in India, Bangladesh
Going out the field: ADMI staff visit projects in India, Bangladesh Following the ADMI-IFPRI forum on improving grain storage in New Delhi on February 5, ADMI staff members traveled to Bihar and Bangladesh to visit our research partners and see projects in progress. Alex Winter-Nelson, ADMI Director; Maria Jones, ADMI Associate Director; and Sarah Schwartz, […]
BAU-STR Dryer: An Efficient Technological Solution for Reducing Post- Harvest Loss
BAU-STR Dryer: An Efficient Technological Solution for Reducing Post- Harvest Loss By Chayan Kumer Saha and Md. Monjurul Alam Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh Email: cksaha(at)bau.edu.bd; mmalam.bau(at)gmail.com Drying of paddy is an essential post-harvest operation before storing and processing of paddy. Poor or defective drying facilities or incorrect drying […]
Demand and Pricing Policy for Improved Storage Technology
Demand and Pricing Policy for Improved Storage Technology By Pallavi Shukla, pshukla4(at)jhu.edu Research shows that access to improved storage technology can play both direct and indirect role in increasing smallholder farmers’ incomes. In a large field experiment in the state of Bihar in India, we find that having access to improved storage technology helped smallholder […]
ADMI receives funding for 5 projects through ADM Cares
ADMI receives funding for 5 projects through ADM Cares Five postharvest loss-related research projects totaling $128,000 were selected recently 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. Postharvest loss experimental training hub at Njala University, Sierra Leone, AgReach: […]
ADMI hosts faculty scholars from Haryana Ag University
ADMI hosts faculty scholars from Haryana Ag University This summer, the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss and the College of ACES Office of International Programs have hosted three faculty members from Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) in India. Sangeeta Chahal, Vijay Singh, and Yadvika have been at the University of Illinois since the […]
ADMI hosts second Bangladesh Ministry of Food cohort for food policy short course
ADMI hosts second Bangladesh Ministry of Food cohort for food policy short course The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss hosted a four-week short course for persons engaged in food policy issues with the Government of Bangladesh as a component of the Bangladesh Integrated Food Policy Research Program. This is the second year […]
New group of PHL Scholars announced
New group of PHL Scholars announced Three University of Illinois graduate students have been named as PHL Scholars for the 2019-2020 school year. Ruben Chavez is a master’s student in food science and human nutrition. He has been working with Professor Matthew Stasiewicz over the past year to develop a multi-spectral sorter to detect and […]
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 […]
Food fortification research addresses profound global problem
Food fortification research addresses profound global problem The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) recently released the 2018 Global Nutrition Report, focusing on malnutrition, a problem that can take many forms. Estimates from the World Health Organization in 2006 suggested that at least one third of the global population suffers from some form of micronutrient […]