BLACKSBURG, Va., June 18 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
On Bhola Island, a low-lying delta in southern Bangladesh, groundnut farmers work against a long list of threats: crop pests, unpredictable monsoons, disease outbreaks, and the costs and environmental pressures that can come with frequent pesticide use.
For more than a decade, the island also has been an important place of Virginia Tech research and partnership, where faculty, students, and international collaborators have worked to improve agricultural productivity, sustainability, and farmer livelihoods.
That kind of sustained engagement is central to the work of the Center for International Research, Education, and Develo...