By Hitarth Patel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sophomore studying agricultural and biological engineering This series of posts was written by students in the ACES 298: Postharvest Loss Prevention study abroad program, which introduces participants to postharvest processes of grains and perishables and loss prevention in the Bihar and Punjab areas of India. Today I […]

Travelogue 10: A fond farewell to India
By Thomas Poole, University of Illinois sophomore majoring in crop sciences This series of posts was written by students in the ACES 298: Postharvest Loss Prevention study abroad program, which introduces participants to postharvest processes of grains and perishables and loss prevention in the Bihar and Punjab areas of India. These were the final days […]

Travelogue 9: Drones, sub-surface irrigation, and other ‘game-changing’ technologies at BISA
By Marcous Phillips, University of Illinois student studying technical systems management This series of posts was written by students in the ACES 298: Postharvest Loss Prevention study abroad program, which introduces participants to postharvest processes of grains and perishables and loss prevention in the Bihar and Punjab areas of India. After almost two weeks of Indian […]

Travelogue 8: Like Buddha, seeking enlightenment through partnership
By Adriana Noboa, University of Illinois student majoring in crop sciences This series of posts was written by students in the ACES 298: Postharvest Loss Prevention study abroad program, which introduces participants to postharvest processes of grains and perishables and loss prevention in the Bihar and Punjab areas of India. As the short days spent […]

Travelogue 7: These issues impact all of humanity, we need to learn to work together
By Matthew Niewiara, University of Illinois sophomore majoring in agricultural and biological engineering This series of posts was written by students in the ACES 298: Postharvest Loss Prevention study abroad program, which introduces participants to postharvest processes of grains and perishables and loss prevention in the Bihar and Punjab areas of India. Today, we had […]