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He was also the Acting Director of the Agriculture and Food Security Center of The Earth Institute also at Columbia University [2] [4]. Throughout his tenure at the IRI, Walter established, developed and managed IRI’s programs in climate-related risk assessment and risk management in agriculture and food security, health, water resources and ...
The Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA) of the University of Peradeniya is a graduate school that provides trained scientific personnel for the agricultural sector. It was established in 1975.
The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) is one of seventeen colleges and professional schools at the University of Minnesota.The College offers 14 majors, 3 pre-major and pre-professional majors and 26 freestanding minors for undergraduate students and a variety of graduate study options that include master's, doctoral and joint degree programs.
The faculty is also home to the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm. Research by faculty and students covers a breadth of subjects, including soil, water and air use, food security, nutrition, food safety, food economics, agriculture, viticulture, animal welfare, food microbiology and aquaculture.
After her PhD, Saunders worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Sainsbury Laboratory. [5] [6] [7] In 2014, Saunders launched her own research group at the John Innes Centre. [8] She investigates pathogens that significantly threaten agricultural production and food security. [9] Saunders has focused on Puccinia, which cause wheat rust.
2019 Book Award from EAAE, for The Political Economy of Agricultural and Food Policies, 2020; Outstanding Article Award from AAEA, with Andrea Guariso and Mara Squicciarini, for the article "Food Price Shocks and the Political Economy of Global Agricultural and Development Policies," published in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2015
She was chosen for her work in understanding how agricultural information can best be communicated to farmers, particularly disadvantaged women and smallholder farmers. Her work has led to effective communication about farmer needs and improved and sustainable farming practices, increasing food security in many developing countries. [27]
10 most influential African women in agriculture: Awarded by the Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (AgriGender Journal) [26] 2014: Fellow, African Academy of Sciences: The African Academy of Sciences fellowships is awarded to scientists who have excelled in their respective fields of expertise. 2011: TWAS Prize for Agricultural ...