March 16, 2023 Research Strategy Refresh Informational Webinar Informational Session 2:00 pm - EST Virtual
March 28, 2023 – March 29, 2023 Feedstocks of the Future for a Circular U.S. Bioeconomy Convening Event San Diego, CA
February 16, 2023 2nd Annual Aerofarms Agtech Innovation Summit In-person summit 9:00 am - 6:00 pm GST Abu Dhabi, UAE
FFAR Grant Advances Equitable Food Access Year Awarded 2022 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 Grantee Institution Case Western Reserve 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.
Urban farming at the Water, Food, Energy Nexus: soil health practices with agrivoltaic impacts on crops, soils, carbon, and water Year Awarded 2022 FFAR award amount $880,898 Total award amount $1,798,114 Location Claremont, CA Program Seeding Solutions Matching Funders American Farmland Trust CA, City of Riverside, Climate Resolve, GRID Alternatives, Huerta del Valle, Inland Empire Resource Conservation District (IERCD), The Nature Conservancy, Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation, Pitzer College, and Pomona College Grantee Institution Pitzer College This research aims to understand the benefits of agrivoltaics—regenerative farming soil practices paired with solar energy production—on a local food system.