Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security (FARMS) Funded

Jianglong Zhang and Jared Marquis are Co-Is for a recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines project titled “Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security (FARMS)”. The competitive award funds programs that help solve food insecurity and expand economic opportunities. The NSF Engines program was authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and will provide the FARMS project with federal investment of $15M for the next two years and potentially up to $160M over the next 10 years. The project includes several partnerships throughout the state including NDSU, the ND Tribal College System, Grand Farm, and UND. Drs. Zhang and Marquis will be leading a team examining crop sensitivity to climate parameters, determining the agricultural impacts of future climate for targeted breeding efforts, and developing data-centric agriculture analyses.

Read more in the press release.