Understanding Adoption: Sierra Leone’s Journey with PICS Bags
Under the leadership of Dr. Paul McNamara and Jingru Jia, and in collaboration with Njala University, our team from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, engaged with over 400 households in Sierra Leone to understand their perceptions and potential adoption of PICS bags, a solution to post-harvest losses.
Experimental Training Hub helps Njala University fight postharvest loss
Experimental Training Hub helps Njala University fight postharvest loss By Paul McNamara, Professor, University of Illinois Two years of funding from ADMI has helped the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and Njala University co-create a Postharvest Loss Experimental Training Hub to train students and faculty, serve farmers, and link farmers to private sector partners […]
Importance of Capacity Building in Promoting Better Postharvest Management
Importance of Capacity Building in Promoting Better Postharvest Management By Bradley Brinkley, Global Food Security Fellow, ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss Research institutions, non-profit organizations, and farmer cooperatives all play a critical role in extension, knowledge sharing, farmer training, and enabling change. Strengthening institutional and human capacity, however, is a frequently overlooked topic […]