August 22, 2024 Entrepreneur Attributes Kirchner HBCU Fellowship to Career Success Kwame Terra MPH Kirchner Fellowship HBCU 2021 Cohort
FFAR Fellows Program 2024 Cohort Year Awarded 2024 Location Raleigh, NC Matching Funders North Carolina State University A unique three-year fellowship that prepares up to 48 graduate students to be the next generation of food and agriculture scientists by using an interdisciplinary approach to career readiness. Fellows work with university and industry representatives, as well as their peers, to conduct urgent research and engage in professional development.
Improving Stress Tolerance in Carrots Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $500,000 Total award amount $1,000,000 Location Davis, CA Matching Funders Bayer, Bejo Zaden, Enza Zaden, Rijk Zwaan, Takii Seed and Vilmorin Mikado
Determinants of Persistent Cover Crop Adoption and Dis-Adoption to Inform More Effective Farmer Incentives for Durable Adoption Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $138,888 Total award amount $277,777 Location Arlington, VA Program AgMission Matching Funders The Nature Conservancy Grantee Institution The Nature Conservancy This AgMission grant is evaluating cover crop adoption and identifying the factors leading to their successful, long-term use in the Midwestern United States.
July 14, 2024 – July 17, 2024 Food Improved by Research, Science and Technology (FIRST) Annual Event and Expo Panel Discussion Chicago, IL
August 1, 2024 Building Diversity & Inclusion in the Agriculture Technology Venture Capital Industry LaKisha Odom, Ph.D. Scientific Program Director Sustaining Vibrant Agroecosystems