PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 14, 2025) – Peter Ampim, Ph.D., has been awarded over $66,000 in grant funding by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service through the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Peter Ampim, Ph.D.
Ampim is an Associate Professor in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at Department of Agriculture at Prairie View A&M University. His research focuses on sustainable and climate-smart crop production, including organic approaches, specialty and bioenergy crops, and controlled environment agriculture.
This project will provide hands-on research experience for undergraduate scholars while advancing sustainable agricultural practices. Dr. Peter Ampim, will recruit and mentor two undergraduate research scholars each year in years 2, 3, and 4 of the projects. These students will actively participate in organic sorghum production experiments at the Texas A&M research farm, collecting and analyzing soil and plant data to assess the effects of cover cropping on soil organic carbon, soil health, sorghum growth, and yield. Their research will contribute to a deeper understanding of regenerative farming methods and will be presented at the annual ASA-SSSA-CSSA meeting, preparing them for future careers in agricultural science.
By Joe McGinty