Webinars about upcoming Request for Applications

Learn about our plans to release a Request for Applications (RFA), which is expected in May. Click on a title below to find materials from webinars held in April 2021.

Research on Human Health, Food Safety, Diets & Nutrition

• Audience: Public health, food safety, and nutrition-focused researchers and non-governmental organizations

Preparing for the RFA's Release

• Audience: Researchers and administrators from first-time applicant organizations

Collaboration Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions

• April 16, 2021, at 11 am EDT
• Audience: Researchers from MSI working on livestock systems, agribusiness, entrepreneurship, youth, human nutrition, and public health
• Registration: Please register on Zoom at: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdeyopjIsGtBET4WeACWLjg2OhxeIN5l4

Innovation Platforms: The 2021 Innovation Platform meetings were held virtually. The main purpose of these meetings was to share key research results to date and explain plans for future research. Click on a country of interest for more information and to download the 2021 program's materials. 

• Nepal: March 16
• Ethiopia: March 23
• Niger: March 25
• Rwanda: March 31
• Burkina Faso: April 7

Read the 10 articles in this special issue of the Journal of Dairy Science, November 2020.

“Dairy consumption levels are low in low- and middle-income countries due to low affordability, accessibility, and availability caused by inadequate feeding, management, and genetics; poor transport, cooling, and processing infrastructure; unconducive policy environments; and sociocultural and demographic factors,” explained Adegbola Adesogan, PhD, Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. “These papers collectively show how strategic interventions can lead to marked improvements in dairy production in developing countries.”