Posts Tagged: Horticulture CRSP

New reason to give thanks for the sweet potato

What if you could significantly improve the nutritional quality of your diet, just by switching one of the vegetables you eat every day? In parts of Africa, some people are doing just that by switching from yellow or white sweet potatoes to...

Grad students head abroad to work with farmers

You’ve probably heard it millions of times in your lifetime, but it bears repeating: Not everyone has enough, good food to eat. To that end, the Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program at UC Davis builds global partnerships for fruit...

More African vegetables on more plates

What will be the new food frontier? An article in the Wall Street Journal with the headline “Next Stop for Food Fanatics: Africa” predicts adventurous American palates may soon be craving sub-Saharan cuisines. Besides making me hungry,...