Harvest for a Healthier Future” is a project titled Harvesting Agriculture’s “Natural” Insect Farms led by Alexandra Chaskopoulou, medical entomologist for the European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) in Thessaloniki, Greece.
This project brought together a very diverse team of researchers from across the world:
Lee Cohnstaedt, ARS research epidemiologist from the Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research Unit in Manhattan, Kansas
Brenda Oppert, ARS research molecular biologist from the Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit in Manhattan, Kansas
Anne Donoghue, ARS research leader and poultry production expert from the Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Komala Arsi, Director of the Experiment Station and food safety expert from University of Arkansas from Fayetteville, Arkansas
Kiki Zinoviadou, food scientist from American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece
The proposed project addresses two major agricultural problems by transforming one problem into a solution:
Large-scale livestock production is a significant contributor to climate change globally with animal feed production being one of the major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is a critical need for alternative feed sources with low environmental impact.
Vector-borne diseases — those transmitted to people and animals by insect vectors — result in hundreds of thousands of cases annually and economic losses exceeding $100 billion a year. Environmental and ecological changes induced by agriculture often result in the production of massive vector populations. Sustainable, insecticide free management solutions that do minimal damage to the environment are required.
Insect Production Worker (Open Continuous)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
3 vacancies in the following locations:
Sarasota, FL
1 vacancy
Edinburg, TX
1 vacancy
Harlingen, TX
1 vacancy
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