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FFAR Grant Addresses Food Waste Reduction Challenges 

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $308,171

Total award amount   $616,378

Location   Knoxville, TN

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Metro Nashville, Resource Capture, University of Tennessee, and Urban Green Lab

Grantee Institution   University of Tennessee

Nearly one-third of landfill waste consists of food waste matter that could be redirected to alternative waste reduction methods, such as composting. However, addressing food waste reduction presents communities, especially cities, with significant challenges related to policy, technology and cost-effectiveness. The University of Tennessee (UT) will develop and execute a food waste Decision Support System (DSS), enabling city planners to easily evaluate innovative waste reduction solutions and technologies.

FFAR Grant Uses Corn Protein to Improve Meat Alternatives 

Capitalizing on the Unique Viscoelastic Properties of Corn Zein for A New Commercial Plant-Based Protein 

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $387,556

Total award amount   $387,556

Location   West Lafayette, IN

Program   Plant Protein Enhancement Project

Matching Funders   Open Philanthropy

Grantee Institution   Purdue University

Plant-based protein alternatives are a rapidly expanding market. Soy and pea proteins can closely replicate the texture of meats, but they lack the chewy quality of meat, known as viscoelasticity, which creates a tender bite. Researchers at Purdue University are studying the viscoelasticity of a corn protein, zein, to develop a new commercial meat substitute.

Dynamic Photosynthesis Model Simulates 10-20 Percent Yield Increase 

Groundwater Fluctuations Impact Grain Yields 

Breakthrough for FFAR Awards $2.4 Million to Eight Early-Career Research Faculty Members for Innovative Research Projects

Increasing total protein content in pea using large-scale phenotyping and targeted breeding with genomic selection 

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $1,012,500

Total award amount   $1,200,000

Location   Fargo, ND

Program   Plant Protein Enhancement Project

Matching Funders   Benson Hill, Keygene, Syngenta, North Dakota State University, Open Philanthropy

Grantee Institution   North Dakota State University

Peas are a popular source of plant protein, their production has a limited environmental footprint and they are economically beneficial for farmers. Although breeding efforts are partially focused on improving the nutritional content of peas, this gain is not happening fast enough to meet growing demand. North Dakota State University researchers are building genomic resources, breeding models and tools for improving total protein content in peas.

FFAR Grant Enhances Protein Content in Peas 

FFAR Grant Quantifies Organic Carbon to Improve Agricultural Productivity 

FFAR Announces 26 Awardees of FFAR Fellows Program 

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