2020-11-13T12:16:37-06:00 2019-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 1861 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 400 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2019-01-01 471559027 FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FOUN 2026240700 401 9TH STREET NW 630 WASHINGTON DC 20004 SARAH ROCKEY PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026240700 2020-11-12 1 YONG ZHANG CPA P01249785 7033366400 2020-11-12 96.241.128.75 2020-11-12 10:43:05 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 5BB3B986E96693C9FA12ABDB8E5DE88F5CFF60A5 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SARAH ROCKEY PHD 401 9TH STREET NW 630 WASHINGTON DC 20004 234014570 0 X WWW.FOUNDATIONFAR.ORG X 2014 DC PIONEERING THE NEXT FRONTIER OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH. 18 18 30 22 0 0 35748812 45324505 214524 76907 2264967 5320413 18000 23737 38246303 50745562 30531649 39477352 0 0 2524819 3427943 0 0 777107 2924677 3604044 35981145 46509339 2265158 4236223 254494599 431865036 248507550 409728579 5987049 22136457 X FFAR BUILDS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT BOLD SCIENCE ADDRESSING TODAY'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CHALLENGES. 0 0 17455594 17455594 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS ARE COMPLEX, WHERE ISSUES REQUIRE APPROACHES FROM MANY DISCIPLINES AND EXPERTS. OUR RESEARCH IN EACH CHALLENGE AREA TARGETS URGENT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TOPICS THAT HAVE BROAD IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS. FFAR HAS SIX CHALLENGE AREAS: SOIL HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, NEXT GENERATION CROPS, ADVANCED ANIMAL SYSTEMS, HEALTH-AGRICULTURE NEXIS AND URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS. 10088021 10088021 FFAR ALSO HAS MANY LARGE INITIATIVES THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF ITS CHALLENGE AREAS. THEY INCLUDE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN THE REALIZING INCREASED SYNTHETIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS (RIPE) PROGRAM WHERE RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN PLANT YIELD AND A REDUCTION IN WATER USAGE. FFAR'S AGRICULTURE CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO DRIVE U.S. AGRICULTURE TO BE NET NEGATIVE FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THROUGH CLIMATE SMART FARMING BY 2030. 2988034 2988034 PIONEERING SCIENCE IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH A DIVERSE, CREATIVE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE. 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