'You need political will, and it takes time' 鈥� urban greenhouses could benefit from more direct support from governments, experts say.
...Mark Lefsrud has studied different ways of growing food for more than 20 years. He is an associate professor at 平特五不中鈥檚 Macdonald Campus where he is a leader of the Biomass Production Laboratory and worked on the design of the Advanced Plant Habitat on the International Space Station.
Congratulations to Bioresource professor Chandra Madramootoo, who was recently made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
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Today [June 20], Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, Canada's largest federal research and development organization, announced the results of the inaugural round of the NRC鈥檚 New Beginnings Initiative. The New Beginnings Initiative is part of the NRC鈥檚 Ideation Fund, which was announced in Budget 2018 to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by NRC researchers working with external collaborators.
... The projects with 平特五不中 collaborators and associated funding amounts include:
The University of Windsor鈥檚 Board of Governors announced Friday the appointment of Robert Gordon as seventh President and Vice-Chancellor, following a rigorous search led by a committee... Gordon earned bachelor and master鈥檚 degrees in [Agricultural] engineering from 平特五不中, and a PhD in Land Resource Science from the University of Guelph.
Bien des agriculteurs ont de la difficult茅 脿 estimer la juste quantit茅 de fertilisant 脿 utiliser pour obtenir le meilleur rendement 脿 moindre co没t lors de l鈥櫭﹑andage d鈥檃zote dans leurs champs de ma茂s. Un nouvel outil, d茅velopp茅 par Viacheslav Adamchuk, professeur et chercheur au D茅partement de g茅nie des bioressources, en partenariat avec Agriculture Canada, pourrait bient么t leur pr锚ter main-forte.
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Dans une serre du campus Macdonald, Mark Lefsrud et ses 茅tudiants sont 脿 la recherche de la meilleure recette de 濒耻尘颈猫谤别 pour faire pousser des l茅gumes et des fruits. 芦听Il est en effet possible d鈥檃m茅liorer la production en serre en agen莽ant les bonnes longueurs d鈥檕nde听禄, explique le chercheur, qui r锚ve du jour o霉 l鈥檕n pourra aussi produire des p锚ches en serre.
During a summer internship in California鈥檚 Lava Beds National Monument, Christopher Patterson, a second- year student in Bioresource Engineering, worked as a Research Assistant for ATiLT (Astrobiology Training in Lava Tubes).
鈥淏y studying naturally protective formations like lava tubes and other potentially habitable locations, I have become aware of the incredible opportunities that lie beyond our world not only for myself, but for humanity as a whole,鈥� says Patterson.
Les changements climatiques ont une incidence sur l鈥檃griculture, mais l鈥檌nverse est aussi vrai. "L鈥檃griculture produit environ 10 % des 茅missions de gaz 脿 effet de serre," signale Chandra Madramootoo, professeur au D茅partement de g茅nie des bioressources de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中. "Cette contribution est certes moins importante que celle des secteurs de l鈥檈xploitation p茅troli猫re et gazi猫re et des transports, mais il est essentiel de bien comprendre d鈥檕霉 viennent ces gaz afin de pouvoir mieux les g茅rer."
鈥peaking on the theme of the conference, titled:鈥淚nnovations in Food Science and Technology for Sustainable Economic Growth鈥�, Director, Department of Bioresources Engineering, 平特五不中, Montreal, Canada, Prof. Michael Ngadi said Nigeria must be adequately prepared against any possible outbreak of food crisis through innovative and creative ideas.
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Like a high-tech vending machine, but with lettuce!
A group of 平特五不中 Bioresource Engineering students have developed a project, funded by the Sustainability Projects Fund, that has installed the first autonomous controlled-environment growth chamber display on the Macdonald campus. 听Pierce Dias Carlson, Rachael Warner, Leo McGuire and Connor Miller each offer a unique skill-set in successfully creating a productive autonomous growth chamber.
Les fermes du Qu茅bec g茅n猫rent chaque ann茅e 75 millions de tonnes de plumes de poulets! Une partie est r茅duite en farine et ajout茅e 脿 la nourriture animale, mais le reste finit souvent dans les poubelles. Marie-Jos茅e Dumont, professeure au D茅partement de g茅nie des bioressources 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, ne pouvait imaginer laisser une telle ressource gratuite et disponible en aussi grande quantit茅 finir sa vie aux ordures.
Congratulations to PhD candidate Emmanuella Ellis (BRE-Supervisor Michael Ngadi) and Kajou teammates for capturing the 鈥淎udience Prize鈥� at the recent 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge. Kajou听is an agri-food venture that seeks to transform the cashew value chain in C么te d'Ivoire. By processing the cashew nut and fruit with local cooperatives, Kajou aims to offer a socially sourced product to key markets while providing sustainable opportunities to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
NutriPulse has captured 3rd听 place in the 2018 World Vision Food Security Social Innovation challenge!听 听Co-Founders and PhD candidates Josephine Ampofo (FdSci), Adeyemi Adegbenjo听(BRE) and Zeyan Zhong听 (FdSci) will spend the next year building their project.
Congratulations to James 平特五不中 Professor Vijaya Raghavan, Bioresource Engineering, who is the 2018 recipient of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) International Food Engineering Award. This award recognizes Raghavan's dedication to promoting agricultural and biological engineering internationally.
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Participants, including scientists from 平特五不中, Canada, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, NGOs, representatives from processing machineries industry, small and micro level food enterprises, push cart vendors and farmers took part in the workshop.
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