NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition Program
Funds US and Israeli research teams working with an Israeli company on food and nutrition technologies through the NIFA-BARD-IIA binational grant.
The NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition Program is a joint grant administered by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), and the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). It sits within NIFA's global engagement portfolio under the 2013 NIFA-BARD memorandum of understanding, which has governed U.S.-Israel agricult…
Agricultural mechanics, robotics, and automation systems; production processes for alternative/artificial protein as animal feed; smart, safe, and biodegradable food packaging; computational decision-support models for agricultural systems including digital twins; health-supporting nutrition technology and monitoring.
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