Program development to address responsive agriculture for the advancement of health - a need exists for adapting agriculture and food supply systems to reduce the major gaps that exists in nutrition…

This $10 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service supports the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program. Texas A&M Agrilife Research will develop research program infrastructure through capacity building efforts to allow an integrated, multidisciplinary research program with USDA-ARS that better aligns agriculture and human nutrition needs to improve human health. Key deliverables include refurbishing the Borlaug Center to provide updated research laboratories and other space enabling cooperative studies on this alignment. The period of performance is from September 15, 2021 to September 14, 2024. This award will establish the foundation for collaborative work between the cooperator and funding agency to reduce major gaps in nutrition research at the intersection of responsive agriculture and food/human health.

Program development to address responsive agriculture for the advancement of health - a need exists for adapting agriculture and food supply systems to reduce the major gaps that exists in nutrition research at the critical intersection of responsive agriculture, quality food production, human nutrition and health; to lower rates of diet-related chronic disease and reduce health care costs of americans. The primary objective of this agreement is to develop the research program infrastructure and foundation through capacity-building efforts to permit a cooperative, integrated, and multi-disciplinary research program conducted by texas a & m agrilife and the USDA, agricultural research service that will better understand how agriculture and human nutrition needs can more precisely align to improve human health. The goal of this agreement includes the support and execution of the necessary refurbishment / renovation of the cooperator's facility (borlaug center) to provide updated researchlaboratories and other space. Accomplishing the refurbishment/renovations will provide a state-of-the-science research facility permitting the parties to conduct cooperative research studies addressing the alignment of agriculture and human nutrition needs that improve human health.