The Peanut Innovation Lab management team met with External Advisory Panel members in a retreat last week to discuss priorities for the first projects funded by the program.
More than four dozen concept note proposals were submitted last month in two areas of inquiry: value-chain improvements and varietal improvements. Over two days’ time, EAP members discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals, both individually and as part of an overall program.
Read more about the EAP or
see pictures from the meeting.
Opportunities
PHD SCHOLARSHIPS: MycoSafe-South has three PhD scholarships available for African students to study and conduct research on mycotoxins in Belgium and Kenya.
(Not a Peanut Innovation Lab project)
LEGUME SYSTEMS INNOVATION LAB: USAID is taking proposals to run the innovation lab on legume systems. The deadline is May 30.
(Not a Peanut Innovation Lab project)
MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP: The Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester has six scholarships available for potential master's students who are citizens of Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia, and have not previously studied outside Africa.
(Not a Peanut Innovation Lab project)
In the News
Justin Baldoni, who plays Rafael Solano on the CW's "Jane the Virgin," and his wife are championing early introduction of peanut to avoid allergies. Many experts are changing their advice about when to introduce peanuts to children, and the Baldoni's are sharing their experiences with feeding their young son peanuts.
Check out one article about it.
Events
APRES MEETING: 50th Annual American Peanut Research and Education Society meeting is scheduled for July 10-12 in Williamsburg, Va. Visit the APRES website to learn how to submit abstracts for posters or presentations, as well as how to register and where to stay.
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