NIFA has funded — through the Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems program — seven projects that address concerns related to extreme heat, wildfire, or flooding due to events like Hurricane Helene. Rapid responses to extreme weather events are critical to maintaining a secure, accessible, safe, nutritious, affordable and abundant food supply. Innovative Extension and applied research efforts are needed to alleviate the impacts of extreme weather and disasters across the food and agricultural system.
The Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events program, funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, is designed to rapidly deploy strategies and fill knowledge and information gaps to protect the nation’s food and agricultural supply chains — from production through consumption — during and after extreme weather and disasters.
Awardees:
- Clemson University (2 awards)
- North Carolina State University (3 awards)
- Tennessee State University
- University of California, Merced