HORTICULTURE INNOVATION LAB

Our work with the Horticulture Innovation Lab is committed to six pillars:

• Improving horticultural systems, from seed to consumption, as a result of collaborative research.
• Improving the nutritional status of people as a result of including horticultural crops in diets.
• Increasing empowerment of women and disadvantaged groups working in horticulture.
• Improving opportunities for smallholders and entrepreneurs in horticultural markets.
• Increasing capacity of scientists, development professionals, farmers, students, intermediaries, and institutions to address horticultural challenges.
• Improving access to reliable horticultural information.

African Farmers Develop Indigenous Vegetables, Stephen Weller, PI of a USAID Horticulture Innovation Lab project (video)​

For more information:

• Peter Hirst, Professor of Horticulture, hirst@purdue.edu
• Ariana Torres, Assistant Professor of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, torres2@purdue.edu