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Lead New York is pleased to announce that members of its 20th class have successfully completed the “Leadership Fundamentals” portion of the training program. Class members were recognized at a graduation ceremony on April 6 in Binghamton, NY...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Eight people, two men and six women, in colorful tops, sit for a group photo with their award certificates that read "Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Award"

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Thirteen Cornell faculty members have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. The awards recognize faculty who have recently developed community-engaged learning, leadership or...

  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Barriers to adopting solar power persist among rural communities in Ethiopia, where solar panels can promote health and education.

  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Man with harvested Bt eggplant in Bangladesh

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  • Department of Entomology
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Person holds Bt eggplant

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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
A woman in a hat looks at a strawberry in her hand. She stands in a line of crops.

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Global development students got hands-on experience with topics from labor conditions to trade policies and the production of specialty crops such as flowers, pineapples and coffee.

  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
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  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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The findings The study identifies stark discrepancies in food production data worldwide, notably within livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors. These sectors experience pronounced data gaps, especially at national and local levels, due to...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
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Andrew Reid Bell will join the Department of Global Development at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as the inaugural Schleifer Family Professor of Sustainability, effective July 1, 2024. Bell's research identifies...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Climate Change
  • Global Development
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Malnutrition of Indian children rose dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Global Development
  • Health + Nutrition
Cornell professor Johannes Lehmann, center, examines the biochar kiln at Spruce Haven Farm with officials from NYSERDA and Arcadis

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An alumnus-owned farm in Union Springs will become New York’s first commercial dairy to run cow manure through a kiln to make eco-friendly biochar – thanks to Cornell agricultural expertise.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Department of Global Development
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
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The project, "School-Based Health Centers - An approach to address health disparities among rural youth” is led by Sharon Tennyson , professor of public policy and economics; Mildred Warner , professor of city and regional planning and global...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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Made Adityanandana, a Ph.D. student in development studies whose research examines agrarian transformation and food security, earned the 2024 Ronny Adhikarya Niche Award (RANA) Prize, the Department of Global Development announced today. The...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
A researcher and a farmer harvest Bt eggplant in Bangladesh

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Field Note

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Since 1928 the National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, has prepared students for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. A Cornell delegation of more than 15 students and...
  • Agriculture Sciences Major
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
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"The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030", published today by The Food Systems Countdown to 2030 Initiative (FSCI), provides the first science-based monitoring to guide decision-makers as they seek wholesale transformation of the global agriculture and food systems. This transformation is needed urgently both to reduce the environmental impact of these systems and to mitigate the impact of climate change on them. The overarching objective is that all people – especially the most vulnerable – have equitable access to healthy diets through sustainable and resilient agriculture and food systems.
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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Seven new grants funded by the Polson Institute for Global Development will advance Global Development’s signature strengths in wellbeing and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and food and nutritional security. The collaborations have a...
  • Polson Institute for Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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Lab-grown meat, food created by microorganisms and plant-based foods that mimic the taste of meat could help reduce environmental impacts of food systems, a new UN report co-authored by Cornell researchers finds.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
A woman catches rice coming out of a harvester machine on a farm.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension is helping New York state farmers learn how to grow rice, a potentially lucrative crop that can thrive on flood-prone land as a hedge against climate change.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management