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Future of Food Forum 2024 – Panel Recap: Threats to Food Systems Resilience

by Alejandro Sanchez
June 4, 2024

Welcome to our new blog post series about the topics covered at the 2024 Future of Food Forum: Resilient Food Systems: Beyond the Rhetoric, the flagship event here, at the Global Food Systems Institute. It was a day to remember, loaded with ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Agrimodels, Future Of Food Forum, GFSI, Global Food Systems Institute
Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom

Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom: Empowering Developing Nations with Agricultural Models

by Alejandro Sanchez
January 11, 2024

Welcome to the second entry of our GFSI Faculty Global Impact blog post series. In this edition, we highlight the work of Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom, leader of the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) initiative. In his words, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Agrimodels, DSSAT, GFSI Faculty, Global Food Systems Institute, Hoogenboom
Picture of Dr. Arie havelaar with ethiopian women in the back.

Dr. Arie Havelaar: Exploring Campylobacter, Stunting, and Nutrition in Africa

by Alejandro Sanchez
January 2, 2024

Welcome to the first installment of our new blog series highlighting the global impact of our GFSI faculty members. In this edition, we chat with Dr. Arie Havelaar, a distinguished leader in Global Food Safety and Zoonoses recently appointed ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Arie Havelaar, Campylobacter, Ethiopia, GFSI, Global Food Systems Institute, IFAS

Future of Food Forum 2023: Transforming food systems with artificial intelligence

by Jennifer Johnson
June 29, 2023

How will artificial intelligence transform food systems in the coming years? What are some of the applications of artificial intelligence for our work in agriculture at the University of Florida (UF)? How can we use artificial intelligence to ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, EVENTS, UF/IFAS
Tags: Events, Future Of Food Forum 2023, GFSI, Global Food Systems Institute, UF IFAS International Awards

Kenya convening provides networking and investment opportunities for pastoralists

by Jennifer Johnson
June 5, 2023

Pastoralists contribute significantly to the economies and food security of many African nations, as they supply most of the meat and dairy products to the continent, yet many pastoralist communities face marginalization and are among those ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Livestock
Tags: Events, Global Food Systems Institute, Kenya, Market Access For Pastoralists (MAP) Project, Pastoralists

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