Listen to our colleague Natalia Falagán talking about reducing #foodlosswaste and learn more about what we do in our lab ⬇️👏🏼

Change the game in the #fresh produce #supplychain by learning more about #sustainable #postharvest management! 🌱 Apply now to our course⬇️⬇️⬇️ cranfield.ac.uk/courses/short/… ...the clock’s ticking! ⏰ Cranfield University

An early #Christmas treat! Don’t miss the very first #PotatoTalks podcast from PATAFEST, featuring our colleague Carmen Alamar in an exciting episode. Check it out now! 🥔🥔⬇️⬇️

📢Last call!📢 Your future in #sustainable #postharvest can start here! Don't miss your chance to join the #fresh produce #supplychain revolution and apply today for our course 💡🍏🍓 ➡️cranfield.ac.uk/courses/short/… Cranfield University

🌱 Happy to welcome Alex [ALX K ALXNDR ] as the newest #PhD student in our team! He will work on an innovative Seed Microbiome Engineering project: A Route to Sustainable Agriculture, funded by FoodBioSystems DTP in partnership with Cranfield University, Aberystwyth University & Elsoms Seeds 🌾

Short course - Sustainable Postharvest and Supply Chain Management. The course offers a unique exposure to sustainable alternatives for supply chain management. 📅 20-23 January 📍 Cranfield campus Spaces still available: bit.ly/49pT5Z9

Explore the impact our academics, students and researchers are making across the #agrifood sector to achieve a sustainable future. #SustainabilityAtCranfield Find out more: bit.ly/3sL2SI1

🌟 Exciting News: Reduced International Fees for 2025/26! 💸 Making it even more accessible to join our innovative course (Food Systems and Management)! 🍎 Check out the details here (cranfield.ac.uk/courses/taught…)

Welcome Brandon to our team ! He’ll be doing his #PhD on creating bruise resilient potatoes through #CRISPR gene editing. This project is funded by CTP for Sustainable Agricultural Innovation , CUPGRA , Niab , and Sainsbury's. Can’t wait to see the impact on sustainable agriculture! 🥔🔬

As part of their #PhD and #Postdoc journeys, our #potato team members Brandon, Fabian and Marta Sanzo Miró joined a workshop organised by Agri-TechE & CeresAgritech to learn how to translate their #research into real-world impact 🥔🥔

Happy to share that Carmen Alamar has been awarded funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Prosperity Partnerships programme to enhance #potato dormancy during storage!🥔 A huge congratulations to everyone on the team involved!!! Read more 🔗cranfield.ac.uk/press/news-202…

🚀Shaif Abakah is using #CometAssay to analyse #DNA damage in #seeds and understand how stress factors like aging & storage impact genetic integrity 🧬 Want to learn more? Watch this video...science at its coolest! 😎 Who knew the comet assay could make waves in plant science?☄️

Potatoes provide half of the UK's carbs and support 20,000+ jobs. With the removal of a key sprout suppressant, storage is harder, causing waste. Now, PepsiCo, Solynta, BBSRC, and our researchers are using genetics to extend dormancy and reduce waste. bit.ly/4aLh2Ln

📢New paper alert!📢 "Effect of growing #temperature on #root carbohydrate content and #postharvest #asparagus tip breakdown" reveals how warm field temperatures and lower sugars contribute to postharvest #tip #breakdown 🌱 🖱️Read here the full study: doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.1…

Today we are celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧬🔬#WomenInSTEM 🚀 Share your stories, and let's inspire the next generation together! ✨🌱👩🏾‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬 #IDWGS2025 #WomenInScience

Are you storing your potatoes in the fridge? 🥔 Storing your potatoes in the fridge to keeps them fresher for longer. WRAP (who bring you Love Food Hate Waste) research has found that refrigerated spuds can last up to three times longer than those stored at room

☀️ PATAFEST Consortium & RW Meeting 🥔 Last week, the PATAFEST team met in Brussels for two days of collaboration & planning at the 18-month mark! Day 1: Research updates & next steps. Day 2: Progress review with the project officer. 🔗 Stay updated: patafest.eu/news

📣Final call for applicants for the Future Frontiers Fund! Open to UK-based SMEs, start-ups and spinouts, sole traders, individual entrepreneurs, academics and students with early-stage ideas (TRL 1-3). Applications close Monday 3 March at 5:30PM: bit.ly/46vzkg5

Exciting #career opportunity in #Postharvest Bioscience! 🥑 We’re hiring a Postharvest Bioscience Researcher (KTP Associate) to work with Westfalia Fruit UK & Cranfield University! 🤝Collaborate with top experts 💡Bridge academia & industry 🔗Apply now! linkedin.com/jobs/view/4169…

🥔 Are you a #PotatoEnthusiast, #Researcher, #Policymaker, or #UrbanGrower? Help shape the #PATAFEST Knowledge Hub! 🌱 ⏳ Last chance to share your insights – take the short survey now: 👉 lnkd.in/dAsjTKzH #AgTech #FoodSystems #SustainableFarming