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Food Systems 

10th anniversary celebration.

Food Waste Webinar Series 

Informational Session | 10-Year Anniversary Webinar Virtual

A woman throws a banana peel into a sorted garbage bin.

Connecting Growers & Markets 

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Develops Tools to Predict Consumer Demand, Reduce Food Waste

Terra-Fresh Symposium: FFAR Grantee Presents Final Results 

Informational Session Virtual and In-person (Scottsdale, AZ)

Terra-Fresh Symposium

 Integrated Food Waste Measurement & Predictions Supported by Agent-Based Models (IFWASTE) 

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $261,304

Total award amount   $522,608

Location   Gainesville, FL

Matching Funders    Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation

Grantee Institution    The University of Florida

 Researchers are expanding U.S. data on household food waste and developing a predictive modeling tool to better understand what drives food waste and improve measurement and decision-making.

 An Innovative, Accessible & Flexible Approach for Household Food Waste Measurement 

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $419,830

Total award amount   $839,660

Location    Columbus, OH

Matching Funders   The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation

Grantee Institution    The Ohio State University

 Researchers are analyzing U.S. food system stakeholders’ strengths and needs around measuring household food waste to create a practical, standardized framework that enables consistent, usable food waste measurement nationwide.

 Smart Compost Bin for Measuring Home Food Waste 

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $318,866

Total award amount   $637,733

Location    Bend, OR

Matching Funders   The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation

Grantee Institution    Oregon State University Foundation

 Researchers are building an AI-enabled kitchen device that automatically measures food waste in home kitchens with little effort from users, while creating a new image-based dataset to help scientists better track and reduce food waste.

Tipping Points Webinar 

Informational Session Virtual

A man unloading carrots from crate using a forklift.

Researchers Investigate the Promise of Food Procurement 

Researchers Investigate the Promise of Food Procurement 

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $954,556

Total award amount   $2,023,732

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   Colorado State University, Cornell University, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, NY Farm Viability Institute and The Rockefeller Foundation

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

Building upon the Tipping Points research, researchers at Colorado State University aim to co-create a replicable and adaptable model that municipalities can use to guide food procurement decisions.