Agriculture/Food Security Problem Statements - Shah Family Global Innovation Lab - Global Engineering Programs :: Purdue University - Purdue University

2022 Seed Grant Award Problem Statement Categories

Agriculture / Food Security Problem Statements

Problem #1: Technology for Receiving Weather Forecasts / Information at the Village - Micro Level for the Small and Marginal Farmers

Problem #2:  Women and Smallholder Ginger Farmers Suffer Loss in Productivity and Profitability Due to Lack of Access to Locally Owned and Led Development Models, Low-Cost, and Effective Ginger Storage Options

Problem #3:  Microenterprises in Timor-Leste do not have Access to Locally Appropriate Technologies to Produce Low-cost Fish Feed for use in Smallholder Aquaculture

Problem #4:  Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices are Poor, and Low Dietary Diversity Leads to Malnutrition for Both Mothers and Children

Problem #5:  Negative Impact by Zonocerus Variegatus (Pest Locust)

Problem #6:  Negative Impact of Chromo Léana Odorata Plant on Human, Animal, and Plant Health

Problem #6.5:  Inadequate Data Validation Controls Along the Supply Chain Value Chain