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September 17, 2020

New mobile app provides lifeline for farmers growing Bt eggplant

The new app “Btbegun” provides farmers, extension professionals, field officers, policymakers, seed suppliers and other stakeholders with the most current information about Bt eggplant — a genetically engineered variety resistant to a ravenous...

Global Development Section
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Two men drilling technology into the side of a house

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September 10, 2020

NSF funding to help erase upstate NY’s digital divide

Cornell faculty will collaborate with community partners around New York – through Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) in each county – to set up networks based on low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology, a form of low-frequency radio....

Cornell Atkinson
Community and Regional Development Institute
Cornell Cooperative Extension

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September 10, 2020

Cornell project to explore digital agriculture through physical, social science lenses

Led by Jaron Porciello , associate director of research data engagement, the research initiative will study inclusive digital services for farmers and the potential benefits for productivity and income gains for smallholder producers. The...

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Digital Agriculture
Global Development

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September 9, 2020

Fall 2020 Perspectives in International Development Seminar Series launches

This Perspectives in International Development Seminar Series features a broad range of researchers and development practitioners presenting the latest findings on contemporary issues relating to sustainable development throughout the world.