Food & Agriculture
Highlighting our wide-ranging interests and involvement in the business of food and agriculture.
Wolf Advises US Senate on Aging Population of American Farmers
Professor and ag economist Chris Wolf testified on why farmers are the nation’s oldest workforce and how to encourage younger people to work in agriculture.
Delicious Innovation: Students Aim to Shake Up the Food System
SC Johnson students have created business ventures ranging from AI nutrition tracking to new exotic dried fruit products.
Students Help Rural Peruvians Grow Turmeric Business
Dyson School students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.
New Tool Can Help NYS Make Economically Beneficial Food Purchases
Dyson professor develops an economic model that calculates additional NYS business activity and tax revenue generated from purchases of specific local products.
Snack Startup Cramp Bites Wins Hospitality Business Plan Competition
Armita Jamshidi ’25 won $25K for her startup Cramp Bites, natural pain-relief snacks for soothing menstrual cramps.
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- Food & Agriculture
- Global Development & International Business
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Dyson Students Do Business for the Greater Good
Student teams tackled problems ranging from growing sustainable crops in the Amazon to subsidizing music lessons in Ithaca during the Grand Challenges Impact Competition.
Renegotiated Trade Deal Benefits US Dairy Producers
New research by Dyson professor Christopher Wolf, suggests recent Canadian trade concessions removed some barriers to U.S. dairy exports.
Large-scale Investment in Research Needed to Maintain U.S. Agriculture
Dyson professor, Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, discusses the need for increasing public investment in agricultural research and development.
New York Outcomes Fund Spurs, Supports Growers’ Sustainability Efforts
Research on financial incentives in agriculture by SC Johnson College professor John Tobin-de la Puente informed the fund’s approach.