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, […]
Gender sensitivity training in Burkina Faso
Gender sensitivity training in Burkina Faso The ADM Institute is a funding partner for the Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium, a subaward of the USAID-funded Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) based at Kansas State University. Maria Jones recently joined the USAID-funded Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium (ASMC) team from INGENEAES. The Feed the Future project Integrating Gender […]
ADMI hosts visitors from Bangladesh
ADMI hosts visitors from Bangladesh As a component of the Bangladesh Integrated Food Policy Research Program, the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss hosted a three-week short course for persons engaged in food policy issues with the Government of Bangladesh. From August 27 – September 18, a cohort of eight officials from the […]
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, […]
ADMI sponsors student innovation competition
ADMI sponsors student innovation competition In November 2017, ADMI co-sponsored the 2017 Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium (ASMC) Symposium in Bangladesh, providing funds to support prizes for students that submitted the best ideas for improving agriculture in Bangladesh. Students from seven Bangladeshi universities submitted more than 60 research proposals, and five teams were chosen to receive […]
ADM representative visits ADMI Village
ADM representative visits ADMI Village Rishi Shukla, a Global Technology Leader with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), recently had the opportunity to travel to Bihar and visit the ADMI Village. Shukla’s main objective was to see the village firsthand, view the accomplishments to date and consult on how to scale up the village concept. While at […]
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 […]
Come blog for us!
Come blog for us! Learning from those who have experienced similar challenges is often one of the best ways to learn new things. So we encourage you to share your experiences in postharvest loss to help others think about what they might do in their own communities or areas of study. If you would like […]
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 […]