Help for Kaua‘i farmers through CTAHR collaboration
The Kauaʻi CTAHR Cooperative Extension collaborated with local nonprofits to develop the CARES Act funded “Safe & Stable Kauaʻi Farms Initiative.”
Mac nut pest study helps farmers manage crop loss
The study provides growers with a tool on when to apply pesticides to protect crops from the macadamia felted coccid.
Buy local, revive ancient Hawaiian farming
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln will share equitable food systems strategies at a UH-sponsored virtual conference on economic recovery as a result of the pandemic.
Holy guacamole! UH researchers to help national avocado production
Miaoying Tian and Sharon Motomura-Wages will characterize pathogen populations and identify disease-resistant germplasm from Hawaiʻi collections.
Can aquaculture help repair Hawaiʻi’s economy?
A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was awarded to the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture.
1st taro genome assembly developed by researchers
UH Mānoa and UH Hilo researchers helped publish a study in the hopes of advancing the fight against an infectious disease that wipes out taro.
$1.5M to help Native Hawaiian students in agriculture and sustainability
Programs at nine UH campuses will increase opportunities for Native Hawaiian students.
UH Hilo expertise critical to native forest restoration bill
The bill would allow private landowners to receive reduced property tax rates for native forest restoration on Hawaiʻi Island.
New industries hope to fill economic void
UH center launches economic initiative to bolster ailing tourism.
Genome editing for children’s diseases could boost agricultural production
CTAHR’s Yanghua He and her colleagues developed a new method to accurately identify target sites for genetic modifications.
