Empowering over 600 farmers in Sierra Leone through service learning
by Elena Cleary, Global Food Security Intern for ADMI Through my studies at the University of Illinois, I have developed a close affinity to Sierra Leone. In no way am I a Sierra Leonean, but I am a friend. I first traveled to the country in March of 2024. I was taking part in a University of […]
Enabling Successful Scaling of Postharvest Innovations
Enabling Successful Scaling of Postharvest Innovations By Bradley Brinkley, Global Food Security Fellow, ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss Recent experience has shown the importance of resilient food systems, and the essential role of postharvest management as a pathway to build resilience. Postharvest losses affect food availability, food security, and food safety all […]
Reflections on ADMI’s 10-year anniversary
Reflections on ADMI’s 10-year anniversary By Dr. Robert Easter, President Emeritus of the University of Illinois and former chairman of the ADMI External Advisory Board In a very real sense, effective storage of harvested foodstuffs has perplexed humanity throughout recorded history. Babylonian records as early as the 22nd century BC describe rudimentary storage systems. The problem […]
Going out the field: ADMI staff visit projects in India, Bangladesh
Going out the field: ADMI staff visit projects in India, Bangladesh Following the ADMI-IFPRI forum on improving grain storage in New Delhi on February 5, ADMI staff members traveled to Bihar and Bangladesh to visit our research partners and see projects in progress. Alex Winter-Nelson, ADMI Director; Maria Jones, ADMI Associate Director; and Sarah Schwartz, […]
ADMI External Advisory Board meets at University of Illinois
ADMI External Advisory Board meets at University of Illinois The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss brought our external advisory board to the University of Illinois campus for this year’s meeting, which was held on April 1. Seven of the 10 board members were in attendance, and took part in a half-day business […]
ADM Institute contributes to new postharvest extension practices book
ADM Institute contributes to new postharvest extension practices book The ADM Institute staff authored a chapter about the ADMI Village project for a book published in December. The chapter was co-written by ADMI Director Alex Winter-Nelson and staff members Mindy Spencer, Sarah Schwartz, and Ashley Nagele. Postharvest Extension and Capacity Building for the Developing World, […]
ADMI featured in grain industry magazine
ADMI featured in grain industry magazine The ADM Institute was recently featured in World Grain magazine, as the cover story for the November 2017 issue. The story focused on the history of the institute, and our commitment to reducing hunger and improving lives through the reduction of postharvest loss. You can download a PDF copy […]
ADMI Hosts Innovation Lab Annual Meeting
ADMI Hosts Innovation Lab Annual Meeting By Mindy Spencer, ADMI Assistant Director The ADM Institute recently hosted the 2018 Annual Meeting for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL). PHLIL is a USAID project based at Kansas State University; ADMI is a proud partner of the Innovation Lab. The meeting, […]
ADM representative visits ADMI Village
ADM representative visits ADMI Village Rishi Shukla, a Global Technology Leader with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), recently had the opportunity to travel to Bihar and visit the ADMI Village. Shukla’s main objective was to see the village firsthand, view the accomplishments to date and consult on how to scale up the village concept. While at […]
New ADMI director selected
New ADMI director selected Dr. Alex Winter-Nelson has been selected as the new director of the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. Dr. Winter-Nelson has served as the director of the College of ACES Office of International Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the past five years. He began serving […]
