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That's a wicked looking tater: An interdisciplinary approach to solving 'wicked' agricultural issues using fashion product development.

Authors
  • Charles Freeman (Mississippi State University)
  • Stephen Meyers (Mississippi State University)
  • Eric Hill (Mississippi State University)
  • Laura Downey (Mississippi State University)

Abstract

The Sweet Potato Innovation Challenge (SPIC) is a USDA funded project that combines Extension outreach, teaching, and research to find tangible solutions to a wicked problem directly affecting agriculture producers. As part of the campus-wide innovation challenge, a course offered in fashion product development focused on learning and applying various design processes to create an innovative solution to the cull sweet potato issue.

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Freeman, C., Meyers, S., Hill, E. & Downey, L., (2017) “That's a wicked looking tater: An interdisciplinary approach to solving 'wicked' agricultural issues using fashion product development.”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 74(1).

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Published on
2017-01-01

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