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Gift supports Cornell’s Tanzanian cassava efforts
An anonymous gift of $2.65 million to support Cornell and partner research in Tanzania will improve distribution of new and more resistant varieties of cassava while empowering women and marginalized groups in the East African nation . Cassava...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Migration not seen as solution by those in flood zones
Lindy Williams, professor of global development and a member of the Migrations Lab, profiled two cities in the province of Luzon as they face the risks and consequences of frequent flooding. Despite these problems, “climate-driven migration is...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
  • Behavior
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Glimmers of Hope
Lead NY is for committed leaders in the agriculture and food industries who wish to step up and make a difference in their community. Kim Trombly (Class 18), field advisor for New York Farm Bureau, explores how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed...
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Building a New York company from the ground up
Lead NY Executive Director Larry Van De Valk sat down with Ron Ramstad (Class 5) for a conversation about leadership, working in New York state and beyond, and his advise on building a company from the ground up.
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Field Crops

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