Horticulture Innovation Lab

Young entrepreneur with vegetable seedling nursery

Internships: Join team helping farmers in Guinea

Graduate students invited to intern with farmers and young entrepreneurs in West Africa, at a new Horticulture Training and Services Center. Apply by July 1.

Bin of tomatoes on ground in a market in Rwanda

Rwanda Postharvest Innovation Competition begins

A new innovation competition focused on emerging postharvest technologies has started in Rwanda, with cash awards totaling $50,000 available to selected winners.

close-up on passion fruit, cracked open in hand

Catch up with the Horticulture Innovation Lab at ASHS

For horticulturists in the United States, fall means the American Society for Horticultural Science is gathering for its annual conference.

Inspiring students to help farmers in developing countries (Apply now!)

The Horticulture Innovation Lab is recruiting graduate students from four U.S. universities to take part in 15 new Trellis Fund projects in Africa and Asia.

Consulting with a farmer during a previous Trellis Fund project led by the Mwino Group in Uganda, with Alex Greenspan of UC Davis.

New call for Trellis Fund grant proposals

The Horticulture Innovation Lab invites organizations in developing countries to compete for new Trellis Fund grants up to $4,000 each for 6-month projects, to extend horticultural information to local farmers and stakeholders along fruit or vegetable value chains.

Fresh-cut vegetables packed in a convenience bag by a private firm in Kenya.

Event: First All-Africa Postharvest Congress

“Reducing food losses and waste: Sustainable solutions for Africa” is the theme of the first All Africa Post Harvest Congress and Exhibition. The conference will be March 28-31 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event will address aspects of postharvest management related to perishable crops, perishable animal products, non-perishable food commodities, capacity development, and related social issues that affect postharvest management.

grad students working together on a field trial in Nepal

Grad students: Apply for international ag experience with Trellis Fund

The Horticulture Innovation Lab is now recruiting graduate students with agricultural expertise to participate in nine new Trellis Fund projects in Africa and Asia.

Seeking insights into integrated animal-horticulture systems

Understanding the socioeconomic feasibility and trade-offs involved in mixed crop-livestock farming systems — ones that specifically incorporate fruit and vegetable crops — is the focus of a new call for concept notes for a grant from the Horticulture Innovation Lab.

New funding for market-driven research on apricots, tomatoes

How to improve market opportunities for farmers growing tomatoes in West Africa and apricots in Central Asia are the main objectives of two new research grant opportunities from the Horticulture Innovation Lab. September 12 is the deadline for research proposals for these two projects, each with funding up to $300,000 over two years. U.S.-based researchers are invited to apply in partnership with international scientists and organizations.

Scholarship opportunity: Guatemalan to study at North Carolina A&T

Guatemalans interested in pursuing a doctoral degree are encouraged to apply for a fellowship package that will be part of an upcoming Horticulture Innovation Lab project in Guatemala, called MásRiego. Guatemaltecos/as interesados en obtener un título de doctorado para solicitar un paquete de becas que formará parte de un nuevo proyecto del “Horticulture Innovation Lab” en Guatemala, llamado MásRiego.