GFSI NEWS

In this section, you can find an updated list of GFSI newsletters, press releases, notes, and other updates. 

• GFSI Connections Newsletter Archive
  • Connections Newsletter: March 2024
  • Connections Newsletter: October 2023
  • Connections Newsletter: February 2022
  • Connections Newsletter: July 2021
• GFSI in the news
  • Global Food Systems Institute to take land-grant mission worldwide (August 2022)
  • Gbola Adesogan, GFSI Director, offers UF Summer 2022 commencement speech (August 2022)
  • UF's research on food security will endure thanks to UF’s Global Food Systems Institute. Grant helps UF researchers expand income opportunities for small-scale farmers in Africa (February 7, 2022)
  • GFSI and Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering hosted the 16th Hybrid DSSAT Development Sprint on January 18-21, 2022. To read more about this DSSAT training event, please visit DSSAT Development Sprint (January 26, 2022)

  2019-2022 FSI News Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Check all the GFSI related and recommended events below

• More info

  Jim Suits is the Senior Advisor for Program Operations in USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). In his role, he supports USDA’s trade capacity-building programs by advising on and enabling best practices of project management for a programming portfolio of over $1 billion per year, including streamlining procedures, and figuring out how best to employ a variety of instruments to fulfill a constantly-shifting mandate. He previously worked as a front-line project manager on various initiatives relating to agricultural statistics, and monitoring and evaluating program activities in emerging market countries. 

  Talks: 

  • Faculty: International Engagement in Food and Agricultural Sciences: Cross-Border Collaborations to Improve Global Food Security
    • Date: Thursday, November 14th 
    • Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
    • Location: McCarty D - Room: G001
    • Zoom link 
  • Students: American Farmers Help Feed the World (and You Can Get Involved)
    • Date: Thursday, November 14th 
    • Time: 11:45 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Location: McCarty D - Room: G001
    • Zoom link