June 29, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Launches Multi-Million-Dollar International Effort to Accelerate Development of Crops of the Future
June 13, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Awards Grant to University of Illinois Researcher Developing Cutting Edge Plant Simulation Models
June 9, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to Invest Up to $5 Million in Strengthening the American Aquaculture Economy
June 1, 2017 Michigan State University Researchers Awarded Grant to Combat Invasive Pest in Tart Cherry Trees
May 30, 2017 It’s a Bumper Crop of Innovation as National Academies Name the Committee to Drive Science Breakthroughs 2030 Initiative
May 11, 2017 FFAR and the Open Philanthropy Project Partner to Help Farmers Improve Welfare for Egg-Laying Hens and Pigs
May 9, 2017 National Academies Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Produce a New Scientific Strategy for Food and Agriculture Research
May 1, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Congratulates Edward Buckler, First Recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions Year Awarded 2017 FFAR award amount $1,000,000 Total award amount $2,000,000 Location Ft. Collins, CO Program Tipping Points Matching Funders City/County of Denver, Colorado Food Policy Network, Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Colorado State University, Colorado Wheat Research Committee, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Kaiser Permanente, Nourish Colorado Grantee Institution Colarado State University While city-level policies are reducing food insecurity in Denver, Colorado, the state is lagging behind. Colorado State University researchers are building a computational model of the current food system to evaluate the potential for city-based food system policies and initiatives to support similar efforts throughout the state.