Project Grant 20216703734656

This five-year, $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) will fund the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Advanced Technology Training in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Sciences-Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (ATT-AGFSC-REEU) program. The program aims to address food security challenges in Hawaii through experiential learning and workforce development in cutting-edge agricultural technologies for undergraduate students, including nanotechnology, space-farming, gene-editing, omics techniques, and food science methods like supercooling. By supporting academic and professional development opportunities in these areas for women and minority students, the ATT-AGFSC-REEU program seeks to help train the next generation of qualified agricultural professionals and address shortfalls in the agriculture workforce. If successful, the strategies employed could help participating students compete for graduate programs and careers in agriculture, food, and natural resource sciences.