Food & Agriculture

Highlighting our wide-ranging interests and involvement in the business of food and agriculture.

Research Recap: Can shade-grown coffee prevent pest infestations and still be profitable?
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Research Recap: Can shade-grown coffee prevent pest infestations and still be profitable?

Research co-authored by Dyson’s Miguel Gómez determines the “shade-level” sweet spot Colombian farmers should use to maximize profits and ward off pests.

Cornell Chronicle: Cornell digital ag program integrates with John Deere Operations Center
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Cornell Chronicle: Digital ag program integrates with John Deere Operations Center

Joshua Woodard’s Ag-Analytics is a Cornell first and allows farmers to easily leverage university research in new and helpful ways

Research Recap: Todd Schmit examines regional food systems and economic opportunity
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Research Recap: Todd Schmit examines regional food systems and economic opportunity

Schmit, associate professor at Dyson, and others look at the local and regional food systems driving rural economic development across the nation.

Cornell Chronicle: New food policies could take the bite out of India’s malnutrition
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Cornell Chronicle: New food policies could take the bite out of India’s malnutrition

Prabhu Pingali, director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, researches potential solutions to India’s malnutrition predicament.