Author name: Marcy Wilson

Closing the Hunger Gap: How Purdue-Affiliated Innovators Are Striving Toward Global Food Security

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In the Kingdom of Lesotho, a lush greenhouse sits in the capital city, bursting with young seedlings. Tiisetso Sefatsane oversees the operation producing 200,000 seedlings every six weeks for households and farmers across the country. Sefatsane is clear-eyed about the high stakes of what she’s doing. “We are running out of space for farming, water […]

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UC HFAR Presents Future heat stress will dramatically reduce agricultural labor capacity, reducing food security, and disrupting global economies

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Description The January UC HFAR webinar will feature Dr. Matt Huber (EAPS) who will discuss the limits of human heat tolerance and its impact on the agricultural labor supply. While rising temperatures are a growing concern for many, the unique challenges they pose for farmworkers and the agricultural workforce often go unnoticed. Heat stress can

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