http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/ The newsletter of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences en Copyright 2009 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:34:06 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The current issue of OutreachNOW, an annual full-color magazine published by Virginia Tech’s Office of  Outreach and International Affairs, has an article  entitled “Hot Commodity” that updates some of the research work in a project for which Dr. Manuel Reyes, an SAES professor of biological engineering, is principal investigator. Reyes has been leading a team of scientists who were awarded a $1.2 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development for agroforestry and sustainable vegetable production research in Southeast Asia. According to OutreachNOW, “By reintroducing native foods in a region plagued by poverty and degraded natural resources, researchers hope to teach farmers how to use and conserve plants, improve family nutrition by diversifying the diet, increase incomes, and enhance biodiversity.”]]> http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/03/new-malunggay-talk-of-old-domi.html http://www.ag.ncat.edu/agedispatch/2009/03/new-malunggay-talk-of-old-domi.html Biological Engineering Natural Resources and Environmental Design Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:34:06 -0500