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SUMMARY:AFRI - FAS Small and Medium-Sized Farms (A1601)
DESCRIPTION:Program Area Priority: This program area priority focuses on the development and/or adoption of new models to assist agricultural (farm\, forest\, or ranch) landowner/manager decision making with respect to appropriate scale management strategies and technologies to enhance economic efficiency and sustainability\, including the viability and competitiveness of small and medium-sized dairy\, poultry\, livestock\, crop\, forestry\, aquaculture\, and other operations. The scope of this program area priority includes\, but is not limited to projects that: \n\nAdvance the production\, profitability and post-harvest handling of specialty crops including high value-niche market crops such as hemp (if approved in your state)\, medicinal\, aromatic\, and essential oils.\nDevelop effective strategies to aid in the development of research\, education and extension/outreach programs to meet the needs of underserved small and medium-sized farmers and ranchers.\nexamine the impacts of COVID-19 on small farm profitability\, especially related to new costs related to direct delivery models\, new markets and changing demand.\nIdentify and develop affordable small farm appropriate digital agriculture tools that improve production\, labor management and farm profitability.\nOutreach efforts that create opportunities for entry and farm viability for young\, beginning\, historically disadvantaged\, veteran\, or immigrant farmers and ranchers. Such efforts should address issues such as farm succession\, transition\, entry\, and profitability through tools that ensure that the next generation of small and medium-sized farmers has access to the information and resources they need to operate their farms on a sustainable and profitable basis.\nExamine the varying forms of land tenure\, including issues related to heir property\, especially among aging and beginning farmers\, and identify the opportunities and obstacles to land access and land transfer for younger farmers.\nThe feasibility of small to mid-scale processing for fresh fruits and vegetables\, frozen fruits and vegetables\, value added processing for institutional buyers\, or small-scale meat processing. Such efforts could also include direct to consumer markets. h. Develop effective strategies and tools to assist small and medium-sized forest/woodland owners in managing and sustaining their timberland.\nResearch and develop effective strategies and tools to assist small and medium-sized farmers in making decisions about participating in livestock (including aquaculture) or crop production contracts.\nResearch and develop effective strategies to aid in the development of efficient local and regional food systems.\nEvaluate and implement strategies to enhance access to markets by small and mediumsized farms.\nResearch and outreach efforts that develop new tools to ensure that the next generation of small and medium-sized farmers have access to the information and resources they need to operate their farms on a sustainable and profitable basis.\nExamine the challenges of small and medium-sized farms to increase profitability\, sustain farming as a livelihood\, and transition to the next generation. Efforts could address issues such as production diversification and sustainability; barriers to markets and effects of social media; farmer savings behavior\, financial decision-making and retirement; farm family resource allocation; and intrafamily succession.\nDevelop strategies to address climate change with climate smart agriculture\, food and forestry solutions including\, but not limited to conservation\, reducing greenhouse gas emissions\, and other environmental concerns.\nProjects that expand access on crop and animal production systems with an emphasis on historically underserved farmers where applicable are welcome.\nProjects using indigenous traditional ecological knowledge are appropriate for this program area priority.
URL:https://cahnrs.wsu.edu/research/proposal_deadlines/afri-fas-small-and-medium-sized-farms-a1601/
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SUMMARY:AFRI - FAS Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products (A1103)
DESCRIPTION:Program Area Priority: The Foundational Knowledge of Plant Products program supports projects to study the biosynthesis of plant-derived\, high-value biomolecules for use in foods\, pharmaceuticals\, and other products. Projects must focus on agriculturally-important plants\, but the choice of plant species must be justified. Molecular\, biochemical\, synthetic biology\, or eco-physiological approaches may be used to determine the biosynthetic pathways for industrially-important biomolecules. The intent of this program is for results to be translated into discoveries that help create or meet emerging and future markets and contribute towards long-term demand for agricultural-based products. \nApplications must address one or more of the following (order does not indicate importance): \n\nPrimary and/or secondary metabolic pathways regulating the biosynthesis of plant metabolites that improve the quality of food and/or feed;\nBiosynthetic pathways of metabolites with herbicidal or pesticidal activities;\nImproving the production (biosynthesis) of plant-based chemicals that have industrial and/or pharmaceutical relevance; or\nMacronutrient and/or micronutrient biosynthesis\, accumulation\, and/or availability that are beneficial to human health and nutrition.
URL:https://cahnrs.wsu.edu/research/proposal_deadlines/afri-fas-foundational-knowledge-of-plant-products-a1103/
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