Dr. Bhimu Patil (second from right) received the 2017 Viva Fresh Healthy Living Award, presented by Produce Retailer editor Pamela Riemenschneider at the Viva Fresh Expo in Austin, Texas on April 21. Also pictured are: Bret Erickson (from left), Texas International Produce Association president, and Jimmy Bassetti, president of J&D Produce. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas International Produce Association honored a professor who has as much or more passion for fresh produce than many in the industry. It gave the third annual Healthy Living Award to Dr. Bhimu…

Article by Kathleen Phillips (979) 845-2872 ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Bhimu Patil, 979-458-8090, b-patil@email.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of the Texas A&M University Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center in College Station, received the 2017 Healthy Living Lifetime Achievement Award at the Viva Fresh Produce Expo in Austin April 21. The Healthy Living Lifetime Achievement Award is given to “individuals whose careers have demonstrated leadership with industry stakeholders and made substantial contributions to the advancement of science or promotion of produce for health through educational activities.” The…

By: Kathleen Phillips Contact: Dr. Bhimu Patil, 979-458-8090, b-patil@email.tamu.edu RECIFE, Brazil — Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M University’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center in College Station, has been named a fellow by the Brazilian Horticulture Society for “his exceptional research and international collaborations in the area of produce, health, food and nutritional security.” Patil was keynote speaker at the 56th Brazilian Vegetable Congress in Recife. He also met with Brazilian scientists from different universities to discuss partnering with the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, which aims…