** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** BEING AN ISLAND, FOOD SECURITY IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN HAWAII WHICH IS HIGHLY EMPHASIZED BY THE CURRENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES INCLUDING FRESH FOOD. KEY TO IMPROVING AGRICULTURE IN HAWAII IS TO EMPOWER OUR NEXT GENERATION STUDENTS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING IN AGFSC. OUR PROPOSED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING IN AGFSC-RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (ATT-AGFSC-REEU) PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO WOMEN AND MINORITY UG STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, SPACE-FARMING, GENE-EDITING, OMICS AS WELL AS ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN FOOD SCIENCES SUCH AS SUPERCOOLING. OVERALL GOAL OF OUR PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THE SHORTFALL OF QUALIFIED UNDERGRADUATES IN AGFSC, BY SUPPORTING ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINED AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE. STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS FOR UNDERGRADUATES CAN HELP THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND JOBSIN AGFSC.