Harnessing energy from YouthTeams in Sierra Leone
In January 2025, the U. of I. partnered with Njala University in Sierra Leone to facilitate a training program for a team of students (Njala U and Illinois students) that also included field experience in the area of post-harvest loss prevention. We then harnessed energy from the newly trained YouthTeams to mobilize to communities to […]
New ADMI project in The Philippines will manage soil health, implement postharvest practices, and empower youth
ADM Cares has awarded ADMI funds for a collaborative project that harnesses the strengths of the University of Illinois and two partners in The Phillipines, Sigay Kauyagan and Mindanao State University (MSU), to improve the sustainability of farming practices, food security, and human health by reducing postharvest losses and mycotoxin contamination. This project also empowers […]
Women and Youth’s Adoption of and Access to Postharvest Mechanization and Entrepreneurial Models in Bangladesh
University of Illinois and BAU researchers with women’s group members in Bangladesh.
ADM Cares supports 5 projects through ADMI for 2020-21
ADM Cares supports 5 projects through ADMI for 2020-21 Five postharvest loss-related research projects totaling nearly $158,000 were recently selected for funding through ADM Cares, ADM’s social investment program, which directs funds to organizations that drive meaningful social, economic, and environmental progress around the world. All five proposals accommodate the new realities of the global […]
Gender sensitivity training in Burkina Faso
Gender sensitivity training in Burkina Faso The ADM Institute is a funding partner for the Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium, a subaward of the USAID-funded Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) based at Kansas State University. Maria Jones recently joined the USAID-funded Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium (ASMC) team from INGENEAES. The Feed the Future project Integrating Gender […]
