$1M grant will kickstart Hawaiʻi’s next generation of farmers
This grant rounds out American AgCredit and CoBank’s $3 million commitment to invest in food security in the islands and support beginning farmers.
Gardens, guacamole, more in student-hosted Hawaiʻi ʻāina, Earth Day celebration
An estimated 93 people enjoyed the family friendly, Earth Day themed activities including composting, nutritional education, participatory cooking and more.
UH Hilo ag college launches climate change academy
Curriculum will draw on traditional Pacific Island cultural perspectives to guide principles for effective sustainability.
UH Hilo professor dedicates ag scholarship to late wife
The scholarship is open to any full-time undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree at UH Hilo in agriculture or a related field.
$500K expands aquaponics training at UH Maui College
Expanded aquaponics training aims to improve food sustainability and security.
$10M food systems project to prevent chronic disease among Pacific children
The Children’s Healthy Living Center of Excellence will lead the five-year project.
$4M to improve maize breeding, food production
The NSF-funded project aims to address food security.
$1.6M for agriculture education for Native Hawaiian, underrepresented students
USDA grants to UH support food and agriculture education.
Sweet potato protection! CTAHR team joins nationwide effort
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources extension agents and researchers will be studying the ‘Okinawan’ sweet potato.
COVID-19 could devastate state’s second most valuable crop
Chris Knudson examines impacts on labor which help create favorable conditions for a deadly coffee crop fungus.
