PHOTO OP: April – May 2021
GLOBAL HEALTH
A 29-person delegation from National Taiwan University’s Global Health Program and Global Innovations Program in Public Health visited WorldVeg headquarters on 7 May 2021 to learn about the role of vegetables in low-income economies and the health benefits of increasing vegetable consumption.
AMAZING AMARANTH!
Amaranth and other traditional vegetables thriving at WorldVeg Eastern and Southern Africa in Arusha, Tanzania attracted the attention of visitors from Tanzania Bank Ltd on 18 May 2021.
FOOD SYSTEMS IN THAILAND
MEETING IN MALI
India’s Ambassador to Mali, the Hon. Anjani Kumar (left), recently welcomed Dr. Jean-Baptiste Tignegre, Vegetable Breeder and Officer-in-Charge, WorldVeg West and Central Africa – Dry Regions for discussions at the embassy in Bamako. Jean-Baptiste highlighted agricultural synergies between India and Mali, and encouraged India’s participation in increasing vegetable production skills and equipment in Mali and Africa.
MORE EFFICIENT CROPS
Prof. Hyungmin Tony Rho (second from left) from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, spoke to WorldVeg staff about his work to enhance resource use efficiency of crops on 29 April 2021.
FARM MANAGERS OF THE FUTURE
50 undergraduate students from the Professional Farm Management program, National Chiayi University (NCYU) Taiwan visited the WorldVeg HQ Demonstration Garden on 6 May 2021.