Evaluating End-use Potential for Process Food Wastes - The next National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research (NCFAR) Virtual Lunch-N-Learn to help educate Congress on the Hill is about process food waste generated by large-scale food producers. The waste is generally comprised of inedible portions of organic matter like fruit and vegetable trimmings, skins and peels, and brewing and wine waste. Diversion of these wastes from the landfill to higher value products can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and give additional value to a once discarded source. Process food waste is rich in carbon and often contain various nutraceuticals or bioactive compounds that can be recovered. Alternatively, the process food waste can be upgraded to methane via anaerobic digestion. The Extension System may encourage policy makers and their staffers to register here for the event scheduled for Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at 11:00 AM ET.
USDA Household Food Security Survey Webinar - NIFA will host a webinar, The Development of New Measures to Complement the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, on August 30, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET on the USDA Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). The intended audience are NIFA stakeholders including academics, practitioners, and decision makers working to prioritize nutrition security. And any organization that seeks to help their clients get access to healthful food and/or eat in a healthier way, including hospitals and non-profits concerned with public nutrition. Dr. Eric Calloway will explain that, while the definition of food security is holistic and nuanced, measurement has not traditionally been operationalized more fully. The Household Food Security Survey Module is the primary tool used to assess food security in the United States. For more details, click here.
NIFA Conducts Live FAQ Session: Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems - Small businesses, land-grant institutions, state controlled institutions of higher learning, and NGO's are eligible to apply for the AFRI-funded Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712) program area priority. Those with interest are invited to attend a live FAQ event September 14, 2022, at 3 p.m. ET, to learn more about the program area priority and meet the NIFA team. The A1712 is designed to rapidly identify and implement strategies to protect the nation’s food and agricultural supply chains and the people who support them during and after extreme weather events.
