Irrigation Innovation Consortium

The Irrigation Innovation Consortium (IIC) is a collaborative research effort accelerating the development and adoption of water and energy efficient irrigation technologies.

Generating Agroecosystems Solutions
The Irrigation Innovation Consortium (IIC) is a collaborative research effort accelerating the development and adoption of water and energy efficient irrigation technologies.

Generating Agroecosystems Solutions

Program Contact

Dr. Kathleen Boomer
kboomer@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Sarah Zoubek
szoubek@foundationfar.org

Awarded Grants for the Irrigation Innovation Consortium

Irrigation Innovation Consortium Funds Seven Research Projects

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $533,126

Total award amount   $1,512,550

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Matching Funders   The consortium, which is headquartered at Colorado State University, includes four other U.S. land-grant universities: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kansas State University, Texas A&M University and California State University-Fresno. The consortium’s founding and sustaining industry partners are: FFAR, Aqua Engineering, Irrigation Association, JAIN Irrigation, LI-COR, Lindsay Corporation, Northern Water, Valmont, Hunter Industries, Toro, Rubicon, Colorado Corn Growers Association and Senniger Irrigation Inc.

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

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Insights

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Irrigation’s Role in Ensuring Global Food Security

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News

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IIC Announces $1 Million for New Research to Advance Irrigation Management

Irrigation Innovation Consortium Awards Seven Grants

Irrigation Innovation Consortium (IIC) Funds Seven Research Projects

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Awards $5 Million to Launch Public-Private Effort to Address Water Scarcity with Irrigation Innovation

Breakthroughs

Tools, technologies and strategies from the research we fund.

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The Irrigation Innovation Consortium & Parallel 41 Network: Building a path to data-driven management

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