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Through this planning project UVM scientists will collaborate with Egyptian researchers to assess current practices used to control thrips and whiteflies by vegetable growers in both countries and develop ways to use habitat plants and other environmentally sound approaches to encourage populations of natural enemies in and near the crops through habitat manipulation.

Lead Department: Plant & Soil Science Entomology Research Laboratory (PSS)

More Info: Bruce L. Parker, Professor, PSSbparker@uvm.edu

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Working Landscapes Policy Research

by fconte on August 23, 2010

Conducting a survey of planning policies and regulations in US, Canada, and Europe that support open space conservation, agriculture, forestry, tourism in an attempt to inform efforts in Vermont to support working landscapes.

Lead Department or Center: Geography

Community Partner: Vermont Council for Rural Development

Project Timing: Summer 2010

More Info: Cheryl Morse Dunkley, Research Associate & Lecturer, Geography, cmdunkley@gmail.com

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A Modern Approach Towards Developing Vaccines for Critical Bovine Diseases Impacting Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

August 23, 2010

The livelihoods of smallholder farmers  in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often depend on their livestock. Cattle, and especially dairy cattle, are an important agricultural resource to smallholder farmers in SSA providing a source of animal protein to farm families, as well as increased market opportunities through local sales.  Infectious diseases are a major [...]

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Migration, Place, Memory, and Food Culture

July 1, 2010

This project examines the ways in which food cultures and practices are transmitted and transformed through processes of migration, resettlement, and return.  In particular, it examines the ways in which food plays an important role in the development of diaspora identities in new locations, as a way of retaining a sense of former homes and [...]

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