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Innovations in the Food Supply Chain to Reduce Food Waste 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $188,260

Total award amount   $377,114

Location   Auburn, AL

Matching Funders   Auburn University

Grantee Institution   Auburn University

Global food loss and waste is a growing threat to food security. Auburn University researchers are reducing food waste in the food supply chain by develop “Functional Ice” for storage and transportation of raw poultry and seafood.

Feasibility Study for an Alaskan Sea Cucumber Aquaculture Facility 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $50,000

Total award amount   $100,000

Location   Juneau, AK

Matching Funders   Southeast Arkansas Regional Dove Fisheries Association

Grantee Institution   McKinley Research Group

The U.S. does not have a commercial-scale production facility for Alaskan Sea Cucumbers, a high-value marine invertebrate. The McDowell Group is examining the potential for an aquaculture facility to produce Alaskan Sea Cucumbers.

Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $100,000

Total award amount   $200,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Land O’Lakes International Development

Grantee Institution   Land O Lakes International Development

Experts estimate that in three years the fall armyworm could cause between $2-$6 billion in losses for maize, an African staple crop. In partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development, FFAR awarded the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize to six winners for digital innovations that help farmers manage the spread of fall armyworm.

Finding the Proper Levers: Identifying Leverage Points for Transformation in Urban Food Systems Through Participatory Modeling 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $1,000,002

Total award amount   $2,005,803

Location   Flint, MI

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   Michigan State University, Michigan Fitness Foundation, Michigan Department of Education, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, C.S. Molt Foundation

Grantee Institution   Community Foundation for Greater Flint

Due to Flint, Michigan’s economic decline, aid from all levels of government and various organizations has poured in to decrease rates of food insecurity and malnutrition. Michigan State University researchers are identifying how interventions from government and external organizations can use resources more efficiently to promote healthy and affordable food access in Flint.

Harnessing Endophytes to Improve Crop Efficiency and Production 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $292,230

Total award amount   $584,461

Location   Athens, GA

Matching Funders   University of Georgia Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Georgia Department of Crop Soil Science, University of Georgia Institute of Plant Breeding

Grantee Institution   University of Georgia Research Foundation

Agricultural production is not advancing fast enough to meet projected demands for food. Meeting these needs requires agricultural innovations and beneficial microorganisms are a promising way to increase crop growth, boost stress resistance and prevent diseases. Scientists and farmers must first understand how microorganisms work. University of Georgina Research Foundation Inc. is studying how crops are affected by the microbes that live inside them and how the environment impacts this relationship.

Direct Linkage of Dietary Components with Metabolizers in the Microbiota 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $299,535

Total award amount   $599,070

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   North Carolina State University

Grantee Institution   NC State University

Diet effects gut microbiota, which can provide beneficial or detrimental effects in human and animal health. North Carolina State University researchers are linking dietary components to the microbes in intestinal tracts of humans and animals to design diets that foster health-promoting microbes and deprive disease-causing microbes of their food source.

Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $148,479

Total award amount   $296,978

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Colorado State University

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

Bacterial leaf streak, a new pathogen in the U.S., is causing yield losses for western corn belt growers. There has been little research on management strategies to limit the spread or severity of bacterial leaf streak. Colorado State University researchers are investigating bacterial leaf streak to better understand the pathogen and how to mitigate it.

Effects of Asymptomatic Listeriosis on Dairy Cattle Fecal Microbiota 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $102,366

Total award amount   $207,365

Location   Madison, WI

Matching Funders   UW Madison Food Recovery

Grantee Institution   University of Wisconsin Madison

Listeria monocytogenes is a harmful pathogen that can cause severe illness. University of Wisconsin researchers are examining the interactions of L. monocytogenes with cattle gastrointestinal tract microbiota. Although clinical listeriosis is rare, L. monocytogenes is frequently shed by dairy cattle, reflecting a high prevalence of infection.

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

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $433,152

Total award amount   $870,998

Location   Albany, NY

Matching Funders   Bellwether Collaboratory, Capital Roots, The Food Pantries for the Capital District, John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, University at Albany Foundation, the University at Albany School of Public Health—State University of New York

Grantee Institution   Research Foundation of SUNY

Food recovery programs have the potential to reroute food that would otherwise go to waste to underserved people in the community. University of Albany researchers are creating a computational model to evaluate the components of fresh produce recovery and redistribution.

Crops of the Future Initial Project: Leafy Greens 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $2,500,000

Total award amount   $5,097,530

Location   Davis, CA

Matching Funders   BASF Vegetable Seeds, Bejo Zaden B.V., Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc., Enza Zaden Research and Development, B.V., Gautier Semences, Keygene, N.V., Progeny Advanced Genetics Inc., Ramiro Arnedo S.A., Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V., Sakata Seed Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Takii and Company Ltd., Tanimura & Antle Value Added LLC, Vilmorin S.A.

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

Downy mildew is a damaging pathogen that threatens the $3 billion lettuce industry, causing losses for farmers in the field and post-harvest and requiring expensive chemical control measures. University of California, Davis researchers are using genomics approaches help leafy green plants resist downy mildew.