Aerial view of a sprawling solar farm alongside wind turbines in a green landscape Aerial view of a sprawling solar farm alongside wind turbines in a green landscape

Greenhouses in Transition

Greenhouses in Transition focuses on collaborations between sectors within the food-energy-water nexus that enable increased regional sustainability of the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) sector.
Greenhouses in Transition focuses on collaborations between sectors within the food-energy-water nexus that enable increased regional sustainability of the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) sector.

Contact

John Reich, Ph.D.
Jreich@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Carmen Ruiz
cruiz@foundationfar.org

About Greenhouses in Transition

Greenhouses in Transition, a program co-founded by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture (FFAR) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), focuses on increased regional sustainability of the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) sector by developing transdisciplinary, cross-sector innovations within the food-energy-water nexus.

  • Transitioning CEA to become more environmentally sustainable requires effective resource allocation that considers the competition for land, water, nutrients and variable renewable energy resources across industries and society.
  • Sectors within the Water-Food-Energy nexus, including CEA, are often socially and economically embedded in a region. Changes within these can impact regional systems as a whole.
  • An integrated, transdisciplinary approach is needed to create a more sustainable CEA sector.

Learn more by visiting the NWO Greenhouses in Transition program page.

Awarded Grants

Protecting Poultry & Dairy Farms from Bird Flu Outbreaks Linked to Wild Waterfowl

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $148,111

Total award amount   $300,222

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   AgriNerds Inc.

Addressing On-Farm Bird Flu Outbreaks Linked to Wild Waterfowl

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $148,111

Total award amount   $300,222

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   AgriNerds Inc.

Grantee Institution   AgriNerds Inc.

Rapid Response to Novel Resistance-Breaking Strain of Pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum in Cultivated Strawberry

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $149,662

Total award amount   $299,323

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of California, Davis

Grantee Institution   University of California, Davis