400 of CTAHR’s closest friends learn about food production
Exhibitors had presentations on xeriscape gardening and displays on nutrition for wellness and invasive species at Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day.
2050: Feeding 10 billion people within planetary limits may be achievable
A global shift toward healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.
UH study shows farmers lost nearly $28 million from Kīlauea eruption
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources agricultural economist Matthew Loke found that while the damage was severe, farmers are determined to bring back their crops.
Hawai’i CC culinary arts, ag programs help provide meals to evacuees
Hawaiʻi CC has partnered with The Salvation Army to provide meals to residents displaced by the Puna lava flow and Kīlauea ash eruption who are staying at emergency shelters in Pāhoa and Keaʻau.
Sweet potato production can be improved with select fertilizers
UH Hilo researchers highly recommended soil testing to determine if current fertilization practices are sustainable and can maintain the production of sweet potato tubers.
UH Hilo-led algae research may produce energy with negative CO2 emissions
A conceptual model of Algae with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system would generate electricity while sequestering carbon dioxide.
UH sustainable agriculture programs among the top five in the country
UH West Oʻahu and UH Hilo are recognized for delivering higher education in sustainable agriculture at an affordable price.
UH West Oʻahu hosting sustainable ag conference
The conference will highlight models of higher education that represent indigenous knowledge, engage critical political-ecological analysis and train future generations to achieve food system resilience and equity.
GoFarm Hawai‘i receives funding to continue training future farmers
UH’s successful farmer-training program GoFarm Hawaiʻi has received $600,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture
University of Hawai‘i cacao among world’s best
Cacao from H.C. Bittenbender’s field trials in Pearl City, Waimānalo and Kualoa was among the top winners announced at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris.
