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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION IS A RAPIDLY GROWING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. HOWEVER, ORGANIC GROWERS FACE SEVERAL CHALLENGES INCLUDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF ORGANIC PRODUCE (MICROBIAL SAFETY). PARTICULARLY, THE LACK OF DEFINED ANTIMICROBIAL PRE-HARVEST INTERVENTIONS AND LIMITED POST-HARVEST APPROACHES FOR ORGANIC PRODUCE. HENCE, THIS MULTI-REGIONAL (AL, CT, HI, MA, NH, PA, RI, TX, VT), MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROPOSAL DESIGNED WITH STAKEHOLDER INPUT AIMS TO DEVELOP NATURAL, ECO-FRIENDLY, BIOCONTROL APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING ORGANIC LEAFY GREEN PRODUCTION, FOCUSING ON (1) MICROBIAL SAFETY AND SUSTAINING CROP YIELDS, (2) PRODUCT QUALITY, AND (3) CONSUMER PERCEPTION AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. PROJECT RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO SCIENTIFIC GROUPS, THE COMMUNITY, ORGANIC GROWERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBINARS. MOREOVER, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE DEVELOPED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE WORKFORCE IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION. THE PROGRAM STAFF CONSISTS OF A COMBINATION OF YOUNG, MID- CAREER, AND SENIOR SCIENTISTS WITH EXPERTISE IN ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS, SENSORY EVALUATION, FOOD SAFETY, POST-HARVEST HANDLING, BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS IN FOOD SAFETY, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION EXTENSION, PRODUCE SAFETY EXTENSION AND EDUCATION. TAKEN TOGETHER, THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WILL IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND VIABILITY OF ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION TO MEET FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE US AND GLOBALLY.

$3,300,000FY2024National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University Of Connecticut, Storrs CT

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION IS A RAPIDLY GROWING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. HOWEVER, ORGANIC GROWERS FACE SEVERAL CHALLENGES INCLUDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF ORGANIC PRODUCE (MICROBIAL SAFETY). PARTICULARLY, THE LACK OF DEFINED ANTIMICROBIAL PRE-HARVEST INTERVENTIONS AND LIMITED POST-HARVEST APPROACHES FOR ORGANIC PRODUCE. HENCE, THIS MULTI-REGIONAL (AL, CT, HI, MA, NH, PA, RI, TX, VT), MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROPOSAL DESIGNED WITH STAKEHOLDER INPUT AIMS TO DEVELOP NATURAL, ECO-FRIENDLY, BIOCONTROL APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING ORGANIC LEAFY GREEN PRODUCTION, FOCUSING ON (1) MICROBIAL SAFETY AND SUSTAINING CROP YIELDS, (2) PRODUCT QUALITY, AND (3) CONSUMER PERCEPTION AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. PROJECT RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO SCIENTIFIC GROUPS, THE COMMUNITY, ORGANIC GROWERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBINARS. MOREOVER, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE DEVELOPED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE WORKFORCE IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION. THE PROGRAM STAFF CONSISTS OF A COMBINATION OF YOUNG, MID- CAREER, AND SENIOR SCIENTISTS WITH EXPERTISE IN ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS, SENSORY EVALUATION, FOOD SAFETY, POST-HARVEST HANDLING, BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS IN FOOD SAFETY, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION EXTENSION, PRODUCE SAFETY EXTENSION AND EDUCATION. TAKEN TOGETHER, THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WILL IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND VIABILITY OF ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION TO MEET FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE US AND GLOBALLY. · GrantIndex