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... community-scale; and ii NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM INITIAL ... reviewed. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program MODIFICATION: PAGE 20 & PAGE 6 (11/20/2012) Foundational Program ... health and production and animal products; 3) food safety, nutrition, and health; 4) renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; 5) agriculture systems and technology; and 6) agriculture...

... 33%)Majorpartners and theirroles:U.ofFlorida(gender and PAR);NARSinEthiopia,Kenya,India,Bangladesh,Nepal,Ghana, and Senegal(participatoryaction research) Objective2.2:Identify and testtools and strategiestouseadvanceinformationtobettermanageclimateriskthrough food delivery,trade and crisisresponseIntermediateIndicator:Three food crisisresponse,post‐crisisrecovery, and food trade and deliverystrategiestested and evaluatedwithpartner food systemorganizationsinthreeregionsKeyStaff:JamesHansen(ThemeLeader‐‐ ... evidencetosupportimprovedmanagementofthe food system(e.g., food delivery,trade,crisisresponse,post‐crisisrecovery)inthefaceofclimatefluctuationsMilestone2.2.12013;Policy‐orientedanalysisofclimateimpactson food securitycomponents, and gender‐ and socially‐differentiatedcosts and benefitsofalternative food securityinterventions,communicatedwithkey food systemstakeholders.; Food systemdecisionmakersengagedinrefining and testingdecisionsupporttoolsfor food securityresponsestrategies.ILRI,IFPRI,IRRI,GEOSAS,WFP,FSIN,UNDP,NDR ... I,StrategicAsia,IFEWSNET,relevantlineministries(e.g.MoA,MoE),otherrelevantregional and national food system and food securityresponseorganizationsSAs,EA, and WAObjective2.3:Supportriskmanagementthroughenhancedpredictionofclimateimpactson agriculture, and enhancedclimateinformation and servicesOutput2.3.1Improved,value‐addedclimateinformationproducts,knowledge,tools,methods; and platformsformonitoring and predictingimpactsofclimatefluctuationsonagriculturalproduction and biologicalthreats;tosupportmanagementofagricultural and food securityriskMilestone2.3.12013.Historicgriddeddailymeteorologicaldatasetsdeveloped and evaluated, and institutionalcapacityenhanced,in2countriesorregionalinstitutions;Crop/rangelandforecastingtoolsdeveloped;Institutionsin4countriesengagedtodevelop and testcropforecastingtoolstailoredtoprioritycrops and localneeds.CIP,CIMMYT,AGRHYMET,ACMAD,CEREGE,EthiopiaNMA,ANAMS(Senegal),AsiaRiskCenter,WashingtonStateU.,IRI,NASA‐JPL,FutureWater,KansasStateU.,BARC,NARC,ICAR,FAO,JR...

... Xavier Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, 107, Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada. Applied Mycology and Biotechnology Volume 2. Agriculture and Food Production ... Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, 107, Science Place, Saskatoon SK S7N 0X2, Canada. Robert Brown Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, U. S. Department of Agriculture, ... Florida 32611, USA. Thomas Cleveland Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana...

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... Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, Fiscal 2010, Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program: Description and Application ... knowledgeabouthealthychoicesorprovidenancialincentives.$25,000Continued— Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program United StatesDepartment of Agriculture Economic Research Service Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program Final ReportFiscal ... Childrens’ Food Security and Intakes from School Meals• Employment, Home Meal Production, Food Spending, and Food Security in Food Stamp Households • Food Sufciency,theRoleof Food Stamp Program Participation,...

... Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSHReviews of Research Programs of ... Research and Training, 147 Public Policy and Regulatory Advice, 153 Program Evaluation Initiatives, 15510 PROGRAM SCORING AND RATIONALE 158 Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research ... National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. 2008. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH. Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program. ...

... processing(Distribution,handling etc)Traceability and Food safetyConsumer trust in food production and consumer satisfaction from food productsSustainable Food Production Systems and Packaging SystemsSpecificissuesHorizontallines Food chainConsumerConsumerNew ... process. References to existing and past research programmes and initiatives were minimised to ensure a creativeapproach to the topic. The resulting thematic landscape of research issues, which included ... Health- Basic Food ScienceBasic Food Basic Food ScienceScienceEpidemiology Epidemiology of food- relatedof food- relateddiseasesdiseasesImpact of food on healthImpact of food on healthSafer...

... identifying research proposals that meet these criteria and requirements.Grant TypesThree types of competitive grants should be made available under the SANREM program: research planning grants, a research ... of research location and site description;• significance of research and site;• problem description and research methodology;• systems-based approaches to ecological and socioeconomic research; • ... worldwide.The importance and timeliness of research into sustainable agriculture and naturalresource management, and the need for integrated approaches to this research, demandthat a new CRSP be...

... State University and the State of Michigan for their support of our research. MNS will always remember with gratitude Juana Tandecarz and Carlos Cardini, mentors in science and in life, ... ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH, VOL. 41 PHYSICOCHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE STARCH GRANULE I. THE STARCH GRANULE Starch and glycogen (the storage material in animals and bacteria) ... seed and adheres tightly to the seed coat. The seed consists of an embryo (or germ) and an endosperm enclosed by a nucellar epidermis and a seed coat. The main site of starch synthesis and...