Sumida Farm, UH researchers collaborate on water sustainability
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa researchers are working with a third-generation farming family to better understand challenges to their livelihoods on Oʻahu.
Biocultural restoration of traditional agriculture contributes to Hawai?i¡¯s sustainability goals
The team demonstrated how biocultural restoration produces healthy local food, supports vibrant communities and provides clean water to downstream coral reef and fish pond ecosystems.
Study shows indigenous agriculture could play vital role in Hawai?i
Â鶹´«Ã½ could have sustained approximately 250,000 acres of traditional agroecosystems, potentially producing more than one million metric tons of food annually.
400 of CTAHR¡¯s closest friends learn about food production
Exhibitors had presentations on xeriscape gardening and displays on nutrition for wellness and invasive species at Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day.
2050: Feeding 10 billion people within planetary limits may be achievable
A global shift toward healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.
UH study shows farmers lost nearly $28 million from K¨©lauea eruption
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources agricultural economist Matthew Loke found that while the damage was severe, farmers are determined to bring back their crops.
Hawai?i CC culinary arts, ag programs help provide meals to evacuees
Â鶹´«Ã½ CC has partnered with The Salvation Army to provide meals to residents displaced by the Puna lava flow and K¨©lauea ash eruption who are staying at emergency shelters in P¨¡hoa and Keaʻau.
Sweet potato production can be improved with select fertilizers
UH Hilo researchers highly recommended soil testing to determine if current fertilization practices are sustainable and can maintain the production of sweet potato tubers.
UH Hilo-led algae research may produce energy with negative CO2 emissions
A conceptual model of Algae with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system would generate electricity while sequestering carbon dioxide.
Demand for new breadfruit vodka bodes well for UH¡¯s Pacific Regional Breadfruit Initiative
The Pacific Business Center Program's Pacific Regional Breadfruit Initiative is expanding awareness of the economic and health benefits of breadfruit.