Research for Development: How Three Innovation Labs Are Driving Impact

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July 25, 2017

This Agrilinks webinar will showcase the applied research of three Feed the Future Innovation Labs and their contributions to on-the-ground development impact. Leaders from the Feed the Future Innovation Labs for Nutrition, Soybean and Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss will present examples of how U.S. universities are leading the development of tools and innovations that support smallholder farming communities and other actors within agricultural value chains.

Join this upcoming webinar and learn about how these Labs are helping further the goals of the U.S. Government's Global Food Security Strategy and enhancing in-country capacity to improve food security, nutrition and women’s empowerment.

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Speakers

Patrick Webb

Patrick Webb

Tufts University - Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition

Patrick Webb is a Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University. He is the Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition, and also Principal Investigator for the Office of Food for Peace’s Food Aid Quality Review. The latter builds on his work as Chief of Nutrition for the World Food Program in Rome, the former builds on 9 earlier years at IFPRI. In his spare time, Patrick serves as Technical Adviser for the London-based Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, he’s a member of the CGIAR’s Independent Science and Partnership Council, and also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Food Security and Agriculture. In addition to the Friedman School, Prof. Webb has academic affiliations with Hohenheim University (Germany), Patan Academy of Health Sciences (Nepal), and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts.

Dena Bunnel

Dena Bunnel

Kansas State University - Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Post-Harvest Loss

Dena Bunnel is the program coordinator for the Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab at Kansas State University where she manages operations and communications for the lab. She previously served as an agricultural advisor with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dena holds master’s degrees in agricultural and resource economics and international agricultural development from the University of California, Davis and bachelor’s degrees in agricultural communications and political science from Kansas State University.

Peter Goldsmith

University of Illinois - Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab

Peter Goldsmith is the Director of the Feed the Future Soybean Innovation lab, at The University of Illinois. Dr. Goldsmith graduated in 1995 from the Ohio State University with a PhD in Agricultural Economics. He is currently a Professor of Agribusiness Management in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois. In addition to his PhD, Dr. Goldsmith has received an MBA specializing in Finance, and undergraduate degrees in Dairy Science and Political Science. His research interest is global agro-industrial marketing and strategy. Dr. Goldsmith, has worked the last fifteen years in Mato Grosso Brazil and Argentina and is one of the world’s leading soybean economists with unique expertise in tropical soybean production and agro-industrial development. He currently directs the Food and Agribusiness Management Program at the University of Illinois and is a Fellow of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association.

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