This blog is authored by Dorothy Mwachiro, GFSI project manager. The Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) project continues to make significant strides in transforming livestock farming for smallholder farmers in Tanzania. Through cutting-edge ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
The Global Fellows Program is an initiative managed by the University of Florida’s (UF) International Center and partially funded by the Global Food Systems Institute (GFSI) that provides early-career faculty with a $5,000 seed grant, mentorship, ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
This is a special edition by GFSI faculty and guest author: Dr. Jeanette Andrade, Assistant Professor and MS/DI Director, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. IGNITE Project: Improving Food Systems for School Nutrition in the Andean ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Blog Community, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
In a country like Jordan in the Middle East, where rainfall is scarce and water resources are severely strained, the agricultural sector is facing significant threats. From reduced crop yields to soil degradation, and growing water scarcity, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, Water
Welcome to the new edition of the GFSI blog! In this entry, we asked the four agricultural fellows coming from Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya, and Burkina Faso to tell us about their transformative experiences taking part in The United States Department ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Volunteer/Training
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
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
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, WildlifeHow 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
The Global Food Systems Institute (GFSI) first established their Research Seed Funds in 2021 in order to assist faculty teams in forming new research programs related to food systems. Three multi-disciplinary teams of GFSI faculty were awarded ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS