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Farming and Ranching

Learn about NIFA's work in farming and ranch. Successful operation of farms and ranches requires business management skills, ongoing training and education, and safety awareness.

Environment

Learn about NIFA's work in environment. America’s prosperity is inseparably linked to the health of our environment. A healthy environment is an essential component of the quality of life of humans and all living organisms. 

Natural Resources

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Education

Learn about NIFA's work in education. To address the complex challenges of the 21st Century, resources are needed to improve scientific and agricultural literacy; and to recruit and train a skilled workforce.

Plants

Learn about NIFA's work in Plants. Plants are diverse organisms, differing in size and shape and ranging from single cells such as algae to complex organisms such as trees.

Advanced Technologies

Learn about NIFA's work in advanced technologies.

Business and Economics

Learn about NIFA's work in Business and Economics. Market forces impact the agricultural sector of the economy and require producers to stay on the cutting edge of technology to remain viable.

Animals

Learn about NIFA's work with animals.

The Science of Food

Learn about NIFA's work in The Science of Food.

Food and Nutrition Security

Learn about NIFA's work in food and nutrition security.
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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences. We invest in and support initiatives that ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. NIFA applies an integrated approach to ensure that groundbreaking discoveries in agriculture-related sciences and technologies reach the people who can put them into practice.

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The Open Data Framework program will build a framework needed to create a neutral and secure data repository and cooperative where producers, universities and nonprofit entities can store and share data in ways that will foster…
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