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FoodShot Global Challenge #2 Precision Protein, Deep Dive GroundBreaker Prize (South Carolina) 

Year Awarded  2021

Total award amount   $200,000

Location   Clemson, SC

Program   FoodShot Global Challenge

Matching Funders   FoodShot Global

Grantee Institution   Clemson University

FoodShot Global’s GroundBreaker Prize recognizes rising scientific stars whose research has identified technological and ecological tools that enable farmers to optimize yields and the long-term health of the land. Dr. Dil Thavarjah, Associate Professor of Pulse Quality and Nutrition and Clemson University School of Health Faculty Research Scholar at Clemson University, received a $200,000 for developing an integrated process for organic plant protein productions from the field to isolation.

Global Climate-Smart Practices Assessment 

Applications are currently under review

FFAR & Syngenta Foundation Seek Applications for Global Climate-Smart Practices Assessment 

Soil is Not Dirt 

Portrait of Prairie.

Aaron Prairie

2020-2023 FFAR Fellow

Dynamic Photosynthesis Model Simulates 10-20 Percent Yield Increase 

OpTIS V2.0: New Data, New Regions and New Insights 

Informational Session Virtual

Close-up of water droplets on plants.

RIPE Project: Rubisco Production Can Enhance CO2 Acquisition 

FFAR and OFRF Renew Partnership to Improve Soil Health Research 

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $66,000

Total award amount   $120,000

Location   Santa Cruz, CA

Matching Funders   Organic Farming Research Foundation

Grantee Institution   Organic Farming Research Foundation

The Organic Farming Research Foundation and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research are continuing their partnership to fund on-farm research advancing the climate benefits of organic agriculture systems. Priorities will focus specifically on the potential of organic agriculture to sequester carbon, mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce the environmental impacts of fertilizers and pesticides and build resilience to a changing climate.

FFAR and OFRF Renew Partnership to Improve Soil Health Research 

Farmers & Ranchers Can Help In The Climate Crisis 

Dan Glickman and Bob Stallman