Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile
Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

@cropimprovement

Advancing plant breeding tools, technologies & methods in Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean. A @FeedtheFuture project led @Cornell

ID: 1183880538685427717

linkhttp://ilci.cornell.edu/ calendar_today14-10-2019 23:02:05

1,1K Tweet

1,1K Followers

135 Following

Benjamin Z Houlton 🌍 (@benhoulton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Truly extraordinary - the land grant to the world Cornell CALS - congratulations to our experts on winning this award, which will advance the Life. Changing. mission of the college assisting in global food insecurity and agricultural sustainability

Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌎☕🌍 Big news! We are partnering with World Coffee Research to address critical challenges in coffee production and enhance supply chain resilience worldwide. Cornell University Cornell CALS. #FoodPrize24 Find out how: ilci.cornell.edu/2024/10/29/cor…

Dina Esposito (@espositousaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A big day for Feed the Future at #foodprize2024 in Des Moines! We continue to harness the talent and tech of US universities in the fight against global hunger. Learn more about our new investments:

Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌱 Strengthening global crop resilience! New USAID Feed the Future funding powers our commitment to food security and agricultural resilience worldwide. Learn more about new funding Cornell University Cornell CALS: ilci.cornell.edu/2024/10/29/exp…

🌱 Strengthening global crop resilience! New <a href="/USAID/">USAID</a> <a href="/FeedtheFuture/">Feed the Future</a> funding powers our commitment to food security and agricultural resilience worldwide.

Learn more about new funding <a href="/Cornell/">Cornell University</a> <a href="/CornellCALS/">Cornell CALS</a>: ilci.cornell.edu/2024/10/29/exp…
Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's a great day for coffee ☕️ With support from USAID Feed the Future, we are teaming up with World Coffee Research to launch a program aimed at boosting resilience and productivity for coffee smallholder growers worldwide. Cornell University Cornell CALS Benjamin Z Houlton 🌍 news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/1…

Magdalen Lindeberg (@magdalenlindebe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re hiring a tenure-track faculty in Plant Microbiome & Plant Health in a Changing Climate Cornell CALS School of Integrative Plant Science. To apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28742 Application deadline: 2024/12/10. Please share widely! Adam Bogdanove Christine Smart

We’re hiring a tenure-track faculty in Plant Microbiome &amp; Plant Health in a Changing Climate <a href="/CornellCALS/">Cornell CALS</a>
 School of Integrative Plant Science. To apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28742 Application deadline: 2024/12/10. Please share widely! <a href="/AdamBogdanove/">Adam Bogdanove</a> <a href="/ChristineSmart6/">Christine Smart</a>
Tata-Cornell Institute (@tatacornell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you miss our distinguished lecture with agribusiness expert Ram Kaundinya? Good news! It's now available on YouTube. ▶️ Watch now youtu.be/GE8g2CrWTz8?si…

Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement plays a key role in Feed the Future's food security strategy...its extension will boost capacity to sustainably & inclusively enhance global food & agriculture productivity” Rob Bertram, chief scientist USAID REFS news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/1…

Feed the Future (@feedthefuture) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#FeedtheFuture’s Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement Lab launched an online course that gives plant breeders access to trainings in identifying important genetic traits and evaluating plant breeding trials. Read how this advances our crop improvement projects: ow.ly/vjKT50U3ZaQ

#FeedtheFuture’s <a href="/CropImprovement/">Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement</a> Lab launched an online course that gives plant breeders access to trainings in identifying important genetic traits and evaluating plant breeding trials. Read how this advances our crop improvement projects: ow.ly/vjKT50U3ZaQ
Dina Esposito (@espositousaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👏👏👏 Once again congratulations to our U.S. university partners on your Feed the Future Innovation Lab awards and extensions. Your leading-edge research is helping #endhunger globally: ow.ly/9RQS50U3t8g K-State WSU System FLORIDA UC Davis Cornell University Purdue University MSU

👏👏👏 Once again congratulations to our U.S. university partners on your <a href="/FeedtheFuture/">Feed the Future</a> Innovation Lab awards and extensions. Your leading-edge research is helping #endhunger globally: ow.ly/9RQS50U3t8g 

<a href="/KState/">K-State</a> <a href="/wsu/">WSU System</a> <a href="/UF/">FLORIDA</a> <a href="/ucdavis/">UC Davis</a> <a href="/Cornell/">Cornell University</a> <a href="/LifeAtPurdue/">Purdue University</a> <a href="/michiganstateu/">MSU</a>
Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our crop-agnostic tools, market-driven solutions & global partnerships are transforming crop improvement. From accelerating breeding cycles to tackling barriers to innovation, the Lab is paving the way for resilient agriculture Feed the Future.🌱 Read more: ilci.cornell.edu/2024/10/29/exp…

Eric Danquah (@ey_danquah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The University of Ghana’s West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has been selected as one of three African hubs for the VACS Capacity Program under the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, chosen from over 40 competitive applications. Stay tuned for our upcoming news

The University of Ghana’s West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has been selected as one of three African hubs for the VACS Capacity Program under the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, chosen from over 40 competitive applications. Stay tuned for our upcoming news
Cornell CALS (@cornellcals) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement has been awarded a 2nd five-year, $25M grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue advancing its mission of improving global food security & agricultural resilience. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/1…

Dina Esposito (@espositousaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.USAID is teaming up with World Coffee Research to boost productivity for coffee smallholder growers worldwide. The program, led by #FeedtheFuture’s Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement lab, aims to address growing production challenges faced by coffee farmers.

Benjamin Z Houlton 🌍 (@benhoulton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Climate change and weather extremes threaten the future of coffee. We must deal with these issues if we wish to continue to enjoy this amazing cultural and societal resource! Cornell CALS aims to solve this challenge via partnerships, innovation, and new management practices.

Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (@cropimprovement) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“This workshop was transformative for our breeders. They now have the tools and confidence to independently analyze complex data, which is essential for accelerating cowpea breeding in our region.” -Michael Chipeta, Luanar ilci.cornell.edu/2024/11/19/fro…

Luanar (@luanarofficial) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have been ranked NUMBER ONE UNIVERSITY in Malawi, and among the top 15 universities in Sub-Saharan Africa by the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, which featured 129 institutions from 22 countries. Learn more about this ranking:

We have been ranked NUMBER ONE UNIVERSITY in Malawi, and among the top 15 universities in Sub-Saharan Africa by the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, which featured 129 institutions from 22 countries.

Learn more about this ranking:
Feed the Future (@feedthefuture) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#FeedtheFuture’s Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement lab, in partnership with Cornell University and World Coffee Research, is rolling out a new program to help coffee farmers worldwide address production challenges, like limited agricultural innovation. Read more: ow.ly/wefp50Uffr2

#FeedtheFuture’s <a href="/CropImprovement/">Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement</a> lab, in partnership with <a href="/Cornell/">Cornell University</a> and <a href="/WCoffeeResearch/">World Coffee Research</a>, is rolling out a new program to help coffee farmers worldwide address production challenges, like limited agricultural innovation. Read more: ow.ly/wefp50Uffr2
Feed the Future (@feedthefuture) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cowpea is a vital food source for farmers dealing with unpredictable weather. To further boost its resilience, plant breeders in Africa are collaborating with Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement lab to develop high-yield, drought-tolerant, and nutritious cowpea varieties. ow.ly/4mnn50UseqO

Cowpea is a vital food source for farmers dealing with unpredictable weather. To further boost its resilience, plant breeders in Africa are collaborating with <a href="/CropImprovement/">Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement</a> lab to develop high-yield, drought-tolerant, and nutritious cowpea varieties. ow.ly/4mnn50UseqO