State Department Announces Eight Feed the Future Innovation Labs With Land-Grant Universities
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State announced on October 15 the establishment of eight Feed the Future agricultural innovation labs in partnership with U.S. land-grant universities. The labs and their research focuses are: Auburn University (fertilizer and soil health); the University of Florida (high-value crops, under the SAFE program); the University of Georgia (peanuts); the University of Hawai'i (coffee and cacao); Kansas State University (cereals, and the Sustainable Intensification of Targeted Agricultural Systems program, known as SITAS); Mississippi State University (aquaculture); and Washington State University (animal health).
According to the department, the labs will take on cross-border agricultural threats including crop pests and diseases, livestock diseases and soil degradation, with the aim of protecting U.S. producers and supply chains. The department said research of this kind returns $8 for every $1 invested.
(Source: U.S. Department of State media note)
Source: U.S. Department of State media note
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