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FFAR Awards Grant to Reduce Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle 

FoodShot Global Launches New Investment Platform to Fund Innovators Taking Bold “Moonshots for Better Food” 

Leaving No Food Behind: WWF Examines Post-Harvest Crop Losses and Pathways to Change 

FFAR Announces 17 Inaugural Fellows for Graduate Training Program in Food and Agriculture Science 

Breakthroughs 2030 Report Identifies New Scientific Strategy to Transform U.S. Agriculture 

National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research: Rodolphe Barrangou 

Year Awarded  2018

Total award amount   $100,000

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Grantee Institution   NC State University

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou was awarded the 2018 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food & Agriculture Research for pioneering research establishing CRISPR as the adaptive immune system of bacteria, a discovery which promoted the practical use of CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing.

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FFAR Sponsors Competition to Feed the Next Billion 

Grants Aim to Deliver Better Health, Economic Opportunities in Urban Communities 

FFAR Grant Spurs Milestone for Farm Productivity 

Identifying Leverage Points for Food System Transformations 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $1,000,002

Total award amount   $2,005,803

Location   Flint, MI

Program   Tipping Points

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