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Our global research network

works with and promotes local leadership to advance horticulture innovations, facilitating small-scale producers to earn more income while better nourishing their communities.

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Research Across the Value Chain

Women buying and selling vegetables in Cambodia

White paper

Aligning the Food System for Fruits and Vegetables

Key points discussed during a conference hosted by UC Davis on the health and economic cases for investing in fruits and vegetables

Read the brief
young professionals actively disccuss horticulture for development

Watch videos

Horticulture for Development Professionals

Videos, slides and summaries from this 9-part webinar series that builds project management skills and knowledge of horticulture in development contexts

Webinar series
World map showing Africa and Asia, with map points where projects are located

Countries where we work
chimney solar dryer with student and researcher at UC Davis

How To

How to build the chimney solar dryer

Guide with videos for how to build and use this efficient, low-cost solar dryer to dehydrate fruits and vegetables

Explore the chimney solar dryer manual
DryCards turn blue or pink to indicate whether food is dry enough to store safely and not grow mold

Dry Card

New, reusable dryness indicator

The DryCard's changing color strip takes the guesswork out of drying, to help prevent mold during food storage

Find out more and request samples