ADMI: Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss

12/17/2025

https://aces.illinois.edu/news/illinois-researchers-convert-food-waste-jet-fuel-boosting-circular-economy

Airplane travel is more popular than ever, and our desire for fast transportation means jet fuel has become a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

07/22/2025

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03/04/2025

Save the date! 📅March 12 ⏰9:30AM EDT

📌 : No time to waste: Moving from Commitments to Action on Food Loss and Waste.

Join us to examine commitments and best practices implemented around the world and most importantly, explore how to go from big promises to real, tangible actions to reduce .

🤝Co-organized by IFPRI, World Resources Institute and the Embassy of Denmark in the United States

🎟️ Register here: https://bit.ly/FoodWaste-

CGIAR

03/03/2025

AGRA, Green Climate Fund Partner to Launch USD 105 million Food Loss Reduction Program in Africa

02/20/2025

Mark your calendars for this upcoming lecture featuring our guest Michael R. Carter from UC-Davis. More information and registration here: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5784/33512986

10/28/2024

Members of the ADMI and AgReach teams at University of Illinois had lunch with Professor Jenny Aker, Daniel G. Sisler Professor of Development Economics at Cornell University who was on campus to present her research paper “It’s all Fun and Games? The Persistent Effects of Willingness to Pay Experiments” in the Development Economics Seminar in the Economics Department. Her research presentation addressed the persistent impacts of field experiments to measure the willingness to pay for PICS bags (Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags) on outcomes such as postharvest loss reductions, reduced use of pesticides like rat poisons in stored grains, and use of hermetic bags three years after initial exposure to the technology. She presented research from Niger with thousands of smallholder farmers that measured their knowledge of and willingness to pay for PICS bags. Prof. Aker also presented how willingness to pay field experiments are a cost-effective means of introducing the technology and promoting its sustained adoption in the context of Niger.

In the photo outside of Mumford Hall from Left to Right: Prof. Jenny Aker (Cornell Univ.), Dr. Leon Hounnou (AgReach, UIUC), Ms. Siti Fathimah (ADMI, UIUC), Ms. Anissa Collishaw (ACE PhD student and AgReach), Ms. Jingru Jia (ACE PhD student and AgReach), and Prof. Paul McNamara (Director, ADMI).

10/09/2024

Today we are honored to host distinguished guests from the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) to participate in meetings and events, including a panel discussion on agriculture, environment, and climate in today's India.
Our guest Dr. Ashok Gulati, the Distinguished Professor at ICRIER, is renowned for his deep involvement in policy analysis and advice in India. He is joined by his colleague Dr. Raya Das, a Fellow working on the political economy of ag development in the Global South. Two of our own Illinois faculty also participated in the invigorating and enlightening discussion: Dr. Madhu Khanna and Dr. Atul Jain.
We are also celebrating the book launch "Reducing Post-harvest Losses in India" resulting from an ADMI collaboration with ICRIER. And Dr. Gulati is giving a public presentation at 3pm as part of the ACES Distinguished Lecture!
It's a busy and productive day full of making connections and sharing ideas towards our common goals.
You can find the book here: https://www.ibpbooks.com/reducing-post-harvest-losses-in-india-farmer-level-interventions-and-grain-management-strategies/p/61785

09/25/2024

On Oct 9 we will host Ashok Gulati to present our annual distinguished lecture. Dr. Gulati is the Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He is the Former Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and former member of the Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Gulati is renowned for his deep involvement in policy analysis and advice in India.
There will be a reception following the lecture. Our co-sponsor is the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss.
All are welcome to attend - register here: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/976806955

09/19/2024

, Food loss and waste (FLW) is a persistent challenge with significant negative impacts on food security, climate change, and economic resilience throughout the world. Globally, 30 to 40 percent of all food is lost (i.e., never makes it to consumers) or wasted (i.e., thrown out) and contributes betw...

09/11/2024

Agricultural Stakeholder Panels (ASPs) act as a vehicle of efficient extension services and a source of mutual accountability between farmers and local extensions. In short, ASPs help build relationships, agricultural education and communication while tearing down post-harvest loss and technological confusion. The AgReach team, also based at the University of Illinois, proved this in Malawi. Read more here:

Post harvest loss plays a large role in the instability of Sub-Saharan Africa's food security. With improved agricultural extension services, farmers can provide more food to the people who need it. ,

05/03/2024

Leadership update after the retirement of Alex Winter-Nelson:

Paul McNamara, whose decades of work in developing and strengthening international extension systems has enhanced the lives of millions of smallholder farmers, has been selected as the new director for the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss (ADMI), which is housed in the College of...

03/05/2024

We have published our impact report for 2023 that includes research and innovation highlights by country, outreach and partnership building activities, profiles of our PHL scholars, and new activities for 2024. You may view and download the report from this webpage: https://postharvestinstitute.illinois.edu/reports/