Three years after our projects concluded in Rwanda, families still learn and benefit from their efforts. The project, “Enhancing Milk Quality and Consumption for Improved Income and Nutrition in Rwanda,” and its affiliated project, “Engaging ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock,
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, durante el año 2022 aproximadamente 249 millones de casos de malaria ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
International research teams are collaborating on new agricultural projects to improve the lives of vulnerable farmers and their families in West and East Africa. Their challenging mission is to empower small-scale livestock farmers and markets ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
by Judy Kimani, International Livestock Research Institute ◊ Gabura Amata Mubyeyi, translated from Kinyarwanda, means “Parents, Give Milk.” This phrase communicates one of the core messages resulting from an ongoing research project ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
by Jeanne Coffin-Schmitt, Tufts University ◊ Within the remote sub region of Karamoja in northeast Uganda, livestock diseases are an ongoing problem. Further, limited knowledge about the occurrence and spread of diseases such as ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Florida and a leading Africa-based international research institute are bringing their scientists together to speed the science of fighting hunger, poverty, and pollution. The UF Institute of Food and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. – When Kathleen Colverson works in places like Mozambique, Tanzania and Ethiopia, she watches as women farmers rise before dawn to gather firewood and water to make breakfast for their families. They send the older children ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionClick here for photo. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Animal biodiversity suffers near conservation areas that border big farms, and the effects can spread for miles, according to a new study by University of Florida researchers ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida has secured a four-year, $7.9 million award to lead a unique new collaboration among experts in the U.S. and Brazil to improve agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, UF/IFAS