USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) brings together researchers, landowners, communities, and private industry from various regions to advance a thriving bioeconomy that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable.
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This project is supported by an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).