Tag: Africa

UF partners with international organization to combat food insecurity in Africa

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

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 Research
Tags: Africa, Agreement, Food Security, IFAS, News
• Oocysts – A close-up image of matured oocysts on a midgut of Anopheles gambiae mosquito. Español. Oocistos – Una imagen en primer plano de oocistos maduros en el intestino medio del mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

¿Puede el cambio climático acelerar la transmisión de la malaria? Una investigación pionera revela los impactos de la temperatura

by Luz Bahder
May 19, 2026

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: Blog Community, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Anopheles Gambiae, Cambio Climatico, Cepas De Patogenos, Clima, Dia Internacional Del Paludismo, Enfermedad, Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Vectores, Español, Estudio, Eunho Suh, Extremos Termicos, Instituto De Investigacion Cientifica Para Especies Invasoras, Investigacion, Isaac Stopard, ISRI, Kenia, Malaria, Matthew Thomas, Modelaje, Mosquito, Niveles De Transmision, Paludismo, Parásitos, Patogenos, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, Rasgos De Vida, Spanish, Temperatura, Transmision De Enfermedades, UF-IFAS
Cacao pod researchers

UF/IFAS researchers work to prevent a disease threatening your favorite chocolate

by Megan Winslow
May 19, 2026

As you nibble on a chocolate truffle or bite into a chocolate-dipped strawberry on Valentine’s Day, consider the elongated, ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible. A group of UF/IFAS plant pathologists has partnered ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Black Bottom Rot, Black Pod Rot, Cacao, CATIE, Chocolate, Costa Rica, Disease, Erica Goss, Farming, IFAS, Inoculate, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeremy Brawner, Lab, Lesion, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Megan Winslow, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology Department, Research, Tropical Agricultural Research And Higher Education Center, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Valentine's Day

Lasting Change: Evaluating the Impact of Research Efforts in Rwanda

by Livestock Lab
October 2, 2024

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,
Tags: Africa, International Development, Livestock, Monitoring And Evaluation, Research For Development, Research Impact, Rwanda

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