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Year Awarded 2022
Total award amount $150,000
Location Champaign, IL
Matching Funders The Organic Center
This MOU between FFAR and The Organic Center resulted in six projects include determining the potential of organic agriculture to sequester carbon, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, reduce the environmental impacts from fertilizers and pesticides and build resilience to a changing climate.
FFAR award amount $150,000
Total award amount $400,000
Location Federal Way, WA
Program AgMission
Matching Funders Syngenta Foundation of Sustainable Agriculture and World Vision
Climate change is threatening agriculture globally, and small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries are particularly vulnerable. To strengthen their resilience, FFAR and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) awarded a $300,000 competitive grant to World Vision through AgMission, an initiative co-created by FFAR and the World Farmers’ Organisation to unlock agriculture’s potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This joint investment will enable in-depth examination of small-scale farmer adoption of climate-smart agriculture in India, Kenya and Bangladesh.
FFAR award amount $846,991
Total award amount $1,721,129
Location Clemson, South Carolina
Program Seeding Solutions
Matching Funders Clemson University and Carolina Seed Systems, Inc.
(FFAR) is providing a $846,991 Seeding Solutions grant to Clemson University to study sorghum plant properties that enhance beneficial compounds in commercial sorghum, while preserving the crop’s dual use as animal feed.
FFAR award amount $1,000,000
Total award amount $2,086,928
Location Cleveland, OH
Matching Funders Modeling the Future of Food in Your Neighborhood Study Partners
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is awarding an additional $1 million grant to Case Western Reserve University to build upon a 2018 Tipping Points grant by assessing efforts to improve food system equity through coordinated community-initiated engagement.
Total award amount $10,000 per student
Location Washington, D.C.
Matching Funders American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the 13 recipients of the 2022 Veterinary Student Research Fellowships (Vet Fellows) in partnership with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). This fellowship creates opportunities for veterinary students to pursue research on global food security and sustainable animal production.
FFAR award amount $999,003
Total award amount $2,600,000
Location Davis, CA
Matching Funders Jackson Family Wines
Regenerative agriculture, which uses holistic farming and grazing practices to strengthen soil health and crop productivity, may help grape vines become more resilient to changing climate conditions. However, more research is needed to increase adoption of regenerative agriculture practices on vineyards. FFAR awarded a Seeding Solutions grant to the University of California, Davis to assess the effects of regenerative practices on vineyard soil health.
Location Jacksonville, FL and Washington, D.C.
Matching Funders The Kirchner Impact Foundation
The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, announced the fellows for the second Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) cohort. As a pioneering program in developing the next generation of venture capital in food and agriculture, the program launched the dedicated HBCU cohort to help address the lack of diversity within the venture capital sector.
Total award amount $2,112,454
Location Gainesville, FL
Matching Funders AeroFarms, BASF, Fluence by OSRAM, GreenVenus, Priva
Controlled environment agriculture is a promising opportunity to sustain and develop our food systems despite climate change. Yet, there is still limited knowledge of the conditions popular crops need to thrive indoors. Controlled environment agriculture’s potential is also hampered by scientists’ lack of understanding of genetic advantages that can smooth a crop’s transition to indoor farming. University of Florida researchers are defining and enhancing the physical and genetic traits in tomatoes that affect flavor and that can make them suitable for controlled environments.
FFAR award amount $2,500,000 over five years
Location Fayetteville, AR
Matching Funders Farm Credit, Farmer Mac, John Deere and Native American Agriculture Fund
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Native American Agriculture Fund created the Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF) program to create opportunities for students to advance their education in agriculture, increase specialized knowledge and promote sustainability of agriculture in Tribal communities. The TAF program selected 10 students to its inaugural cohort to advance their education and careers in an agriculture-related field. TAF is a fellowship program dedicated solely to supporting the educational and professional development of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students pursuing technical, undergraduate and graduate degrees in agriculture.
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