The University of Missouri System, doing business as the Curators of the University of Missouri, received a $642,623 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to conduct a 5-year, $25 million Missouri-wide project on climate-smart agriculture. This grant project will complement the development of a software application to facilitate participation in the USDA's Missouri CRCL program, which provides incentive payments to farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include:
- Participatory research with app developers, project partners, and farmers to directly inform the development, dissemination, and refinement of the software application (Objective 1).
- Evaluation of the socio-economic, ethical, and environmental impacts of the application for different Missouri producers (Objective 2).
- Identification and sharing of recommendations for digital innovators to increase access and inclusivity of incentive programs in climate-smart agriculture (Objective 3).
This grant project aims to enhance the usability, access, and inclusivity of the Missouri CRCL program's digital tools, in order to increase farmer adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices.
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