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Pioneering Impact Investment Program Receives Grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) 

The RIPE project receives additional $13 million to accelerate progress in redesigning photosynthesis 

Meet One of The Fall Armyworm Tech Prize Partners 

Environmental and Nutritional Benefits of Food Recovery and Redistribution: A Pilot Assessment in New York’s Capital Region 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $99,987

Total award amount   $99,987

Location   Albany, NY

Program   Tipping Points

Grantee Institution   University at Albany

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is highlighting food system deficiencies. Producers are struggling to reach consumers due to concerns with processing, distribution and demand. We provided supplemental funding to the University at Albany research team to study how COVID-19 is impacting food access in New York’s Capital Region. This research is focusing on how the fresh produce recovery and redistribution arm of the Capital Region food system is responding to changes resulting from COVID-19.

OpTIS: Where Technology Drives Conservation Results 

Protecting Soil Health & Food Safety in Almond Orchards 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $225,000

Total award amount   $450,000

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Almond Board of California, Bays Ranch Inc., Muller Berry Farms, Ples Due Family Farms

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

UC Davis researchers are examining advanced harvesting practices that improve soil health and ensure food safety. The research team is testing methods of catching almond fruit in above-ground mechanical frames that do not disturb topsoil and allow growers to use the hulls as fertilizer.

FFAR Sponsors Feeding the Next Billion Challenge at XPRIZE Visioneering 2018 

FFAR Prize Seeks to Revolutionize Egg Production, Improving Animal Welfare and Saving Billions 

FFAR Investment in Downy Mildew Research Benefits Lettuce Producers and Consumers 

FFAR Awards Grant to Reduce Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle 

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