Kentucky State University Students Develop Innovative Solutions for Farmers' Rising Costs
Students from Kentucky State University participated in the Global Agribusiness Case Study Competition, focusing on developing strategic solutions to help farmers manage rising input costs and maintain profitability. Two teams from the university presented their proposals at the 84th Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. One team, comprising undergraduates Aiden Burrows, Zora Cheatham, and Tadan Ferguson, proposed the 'RoundTrip Agri-Logistics Model,' a farmer-owned transportation business designed to share expenses by coordinating outgoing product deliveries with incoming supply returns. Another team, consisting of graduate student Akanksha Gautam and undergraduate Anthony Ng’andwe, introduced 'FarmLoop,' which combines resource sharing with a gradual transition to regenerative farming practices to lower costs and reduce financial risks. In addition to the competition, 15 undergraduate and graduate students from Kentucky State University attended the conference, presenting research and networking ...
