AnnouncementsPriority setting Martina Occelli named to research leadership role at the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement Martina Occelli has been named co-lead for the Priority Setting team for the Feed the…Matt HayesOctober 11, 2023
AnnouncementsCACCIA Transforming food security: CACCIA’s mission to improve crop varieties in Costa Rica, Haiti and beyond The Central American and Caribbean Crop Improvement Alliance (CACCIA) has a bold vision: to build…Matt HayesSeptember 25, 2023
CIWAFrom our researchers Elevating health quality in product processing: CIWA’s extrusion technology training The Crop Innovation in West Africa (CIWA) project, a regional consortium between led by national…Matt HayesSeptember 10, 2023
Announcements USAID taps Mabaya and Kuhlmann to unravel patenting concerns in low- and middle-income countries Technological breakthroughs — from disease-resistant seed to agricultural software — are key to ensuring global…Matt HayesAugust 22, 2023
TW TurnerUncategorized TW Turner Fellowship celebrates inaugural year at Cornell, points to future collaborations with HBCUs When the first eight Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellows arrived at Cornell University in the summer…Matt HayesMay 25, 2023
Uncategorized Crop Improvement program assistant Morgan-Bell honored for integrity and inclusion When Monifa Morgan-Bell moved from Jamaica to upstate New York as a teenager, she was…Innovation LabMay 25, 2023
CACCIAPriority settingUncategorized New red bean variety expands options for farmers in Costa Rica Beans are a staple crop for Costa Rican farmers, and a new variety of red…Matt HayesMay 12, 2023
CACCIAPriority setting Project aims to make plant DNA fingerprinting for varietal identification more accessible and inclusive Plant breeders can spend 10 years developing new crop varieties that resist pests and insects…Matt HayesApril 26, 2023
Project updates Turner Fellow spotlight: Maia Payne Meet Maia Payne, a TW Turner Fellow at Cornell University and master’s student at Tennessee…Innovation LabFebruary 22, 2023
Announcements Michael Gore elected AAAS fellow Michael Gore, co-lead for the Phenomics component of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for…Matt HayesFebruary 1, 2023