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045 – Bruce Hamaker: Processing Nutritional Foods in Low Resource Rural Environments

045 – Bruce Hamaker: Processing Nutritional Foods in Low Resource Rural Environments

FromThe IDEMS Podcast


045 – Bruce Hamaker: Processing Nutritional Foods in Low Resource Rural Environments

FromThe IDEMS Podcast

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, David Stern talks to Bruce Hamaker, Distinguished Professor of Food Science at Purdue University. They discuss his projects in West and East Africa, making nutritious foods for local markets using local ingredients, and IDEMS’ role, through the McKnight Foundation, of providing research method support. They consider the transition of focus from urban to rural areas, the move to working with women’s associations and the viral scaling that this enabled.
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (51)

Stories from a social enterprise that uses mathematical sciences in impact-oriented work around the world. Our experiences range from helping some of the world's poorest farmers get value from data, to enabling academics to use AI responsibly in their teaching. We never know what our next task will be but the last 6 years have shown that it is likely to lead to a story.