Virtual Workshop for the Climate Adaptation & Mitigation in Fruit & Vegetable Supply Chains Project
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August 17, 2021
10:00 am - 1:00 pm(Virtual)
Washington, DC, USA
To help guide activities in the project’s final year, the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains project convened a virtual full-team workshop focused on finalizing the crop modeling results in anticipation of increased stakeholder engagement and extension. Workshop participants included scientists and extension specialists from the University of Florida, Agriculture & Food Systems Institute, Washington State University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Arkansas, University of Illinois, and World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services (WAEES).
Co-led by the University of Florida and the Agriculture & Food Systems Institute, the multi-organization team was awarded a grant by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA) in 2017. The team uses various forms of modeling to study US fruit and vegetable supply chains, with a focus on climate adaptation and mitigation opportunities.
Learn more about the project here!
Participants from the Project

Dr. Clyde Fraisse
University of Florida
Dr. Dave Gustafson
Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
Dr. Kaiyu Guan
University of Illinois
Dr. Gerrit Hoogenboom
University of Florida
Dr. Pon Intaraprapong
WAEES
Mr. Chad Kruger
Washington State University
Dr. John Kruse
WAEES
Dr. Rachel Melnick
Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
Dr. Ranjan Parajuli
University of Arkansas
Dr. Claudio Stöckle
Washington State University
Mr. Tim Sulser
IFPRI
Ms. Layla Tarar
Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
Dr. Greg Thoma
University of Arkansas
Ms. Genghong Wu
University of IllinoisAgenda
10:00 am
Welcome
Dr. Clyde Fraisse, University of Florida
10:10 am
Recap of Integrated Modeling Methodology
Dr. Dave Gustafson, Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
10:30 am
Crop Yield Results
Dr. Dave Gustafson, Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
10:50 am
Crop NPK Results
Dr. Ranjan Parajuli, University of Arkansas
11:10 am
Crop Irrigation Results
Dr. Claudio Stöckle, Washington State University
11:30 am
Break
11:45 am
Crop Area and Grower Return Results
Dr. John Kruse, WAEES
12:15 pm
Crop Supply Chain LCA Results
Dr. Rajan Parajuli, University of Arkansas
12:45 pm
Next Steps
All
1:00 pm
Adjourn