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Research and education support
We are recruiting scientists and educators from land-grant and non-land-grant institutions to undertake research and education projects to support new business models and public policy changes to foster a renewal of an agriculture-of-the-middle. Opportunities will exist for a range of bio-physical and socio-economic researchers/educators who are familiar with sustainable agri-food systems. Examples of research areas include farming systems for transitioning from commodity to differentiated food production, indicators and predictors of high-quality food products, methods of generating and monitoring equitable returns among partners in new food supply chains, or impacts of farm policy alternatives. Examples of educational areas include training personnel from county extension offices or non-governmental organizations to work with farmers/ranchers in making the above transitions. Funding sources will be sought to support these research and education efforts.
A USDA-CSREES multi-state research committee will be the formal mechanism to develop and network the needed research and education capacity. For information on this committee, see http://nimss.umd.edu and enter project number NC1036.
For information, contact Steve Stevenson: gwsteven@wisc.edu; (608) 262- 5202.