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HATCH REGULAR FUNDING IS USE TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (UPR-AES). SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES: 1-FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 2-EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 3-FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND 4-COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. OUR MAIN PRIORITIES WERE TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS. THE LONG TERM GOAL IS THE REGENERATION OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES: FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNED PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: 1-STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, CROP MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS, OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. 2- IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS AND ENHANCING SMALL RUMINANT BREEDING IN THE TROPICS. 3-SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PRACTICES; SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES: (1) FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, (3) FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND (4) COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT HELP TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY. THE REGENERATION OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES IS OUR LONG-TERM GOAL. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES: FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNED PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. HATCH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: (1) STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST CROP MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS, OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. (2) IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS. NEW PROJECTS ARE ALSO GEARED AT STRENGTHENING LAMB PRODUCTION AND MEAT QUALITY. (3) SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PR ACTICES; ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS. (4) ADDRESSING THE 2016 FDA'S FSMA REQUIREMENTS BY STAKEHOLDERS; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES THAT ADD VALUE TO LOCAL FARINACEOUS CROPS, FRUITS, COFFEE, AND MILK. (5) IDENTIFICATION OF PROFITABLE NICHE MARKETS FOR PUERTO RICO'S COMMODITIES THROUGH VALUE ADDED ALTERNATIVES AND DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPROVE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING ISSUES, AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES; EXPLORE RURAL HEALTH INDICATORS AND LINKS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), GUIDES AND MANUALS, UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES TO PRODUCE LOCAL CROPS, DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS AND SEMINARS, OPTIMIZATION OF PROTOCOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES, POSTERS, AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDERS' MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS, AMONG OTHERS. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THROUGH THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DELIVERABLES IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE STABILIZATION OR INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF TARGETED COMMODITIES, THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE CREATION OF NEW MARKET NICHES THAT COULD IMPACT THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AND WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR CRITICAL ISSUES: (1) FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, (3) FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND (4) COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT HELP TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY. THE REGENERATION OF A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES IS OUR LONG-TERM GOAL. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF AUDIENCES: FARMERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNED PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. HATCH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: (1) STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST CROP MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS, OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT FARMING SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. (2) IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS. NEW PROJECTS ARE ALSO GEARED AT STRENGTHENING LAMB PRODUCTION AND MEAT QUALITY. (3) SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONS TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PRACTICES; ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS. (4) ADDRESSING THE 2016 FDA'S FSMA REQUIREMENTS BY STAKEHOLDERS; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES THAT ADD VALUE TO LOCAL FARINACEOUS CROPS, FRUITS, COFFEE, AND MILK. (5) IDENTIFICATION OF PROFITABLE NICHE MARKETS FOR PUERTO RICO'S COMMODITIES THROUGH VALUE ADDED ALTERNATIVES AND DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPROVE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING ISSUES, AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES; EXPLORE RURAL HEALTH INDICATORS AND LINKS TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), GUIDES AND MANUALS, UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES TO PRODUCE LOCAL CROPS, DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS AND SEMINARS, OPTIMIZATION OF PROTOCOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES, POSTERS, AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDERS' MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS, AMONG OTHERS. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THROUGH THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DELIVERABLES IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE STABILIZATION OR INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF TARGETED COMMODITIES, THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE CREATION OF NEW MARKET NICHES THAT COULD IMPACT THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AND WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED ARE BROAD AND INCLUDE THE PRIORITIES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN FOUR PROGRAMS ON CRITICAL ISSUES: (1) FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, (2) EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, (3) FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND (4) COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY BY OUR STAKEHOLDERS. STAKEHOLDERS OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING, SMALL-SCALE FARMERS WITH LOW EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, WOMEN IN FARMING, RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. HATCH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON: O STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION, POST-HARVEST CROP MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE MARKETING EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION OF DISEASE RESISTANT CROP VARIETIES AND PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VECTORS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW GERMPLASM ADDRESSING PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS OR PROMISING NEW CROPS; EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES; CONTINUED SURVEILLANCE OF OUR CURRENT CROPS AND FARMING SYSTEMS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO CONTROL THE MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT CROPS. O IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL EFFICIENCY OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED FORAGES, ECONOMIC RETURNS TO THE PRODUCERS, AND PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE. INITIATIVES ARE FOCUSED ON THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SLICK-HAIRED HOLSTEINS AND SENEPOL BREEDS. NEW PROJECTS ARE ALSO GEARED TOWARDS STRENGTHENING LAMB PRODUCTION AND MEAT QUALITY. O SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BASED ON RISK EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS AND AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY PRACTICES; ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL QUALITY AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, MITIGATION OF THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENEMIES OF HARMFUL INSECT PESTS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS. O ADDRESSING THE FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) TO HELP SMALL FARMERS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW'S PRODUCE SAFETY RULE; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES THAT ADD VALUE TO LOCAL FARINACEOUS CROPS, FRUITS, AND COFFEE. O IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFITABLE NICHE MARKETS FOR PUERTO RICO'S COMMODITIES THROUGH VALUED ADDED ALTERNATIVES AND THE CREATION OF DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY IMPROVE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; STRENGTHENING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING ISSUES, INFORMATION GAPS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), BULLETINS, GUIDES AND MANUALS, UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS, DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS AND SEMINARS, OPTIMIZATION OF PROTOCOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDERS' MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED THROUGH THESE RESEARCH EFFORTS AND DELIVERABLES IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE ISLAND'S FOOD SECURITY AND THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE STABILIZATION OR INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF TARGETED COMMODITIES, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF PUERTORICO, AND THE CREATION OF NEW MARKET NICHES THAT COULD IMPACT EMPLOYMENT AND THE WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES.

HATCH REGULAR PROGRAM FY2021 APPLICATION

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH), FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY-FINAL

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

GRANTEE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW STUDENT'S RESIDENCE ON ZAMORANO'S CAMPUS.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH), FY 2011 FORMULA GRANT OPPORTUNITY -INITIAL.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: (1) INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS; (3) EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY; (4) CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS; (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; (6) PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; (7) IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS; (8) EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS; AND (9) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS; IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS; CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, SEMINARS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF LOSSES IN YIELD CAUSED BY DISEASES AND PESTS, THUS IMPROVING THE OUTPUT AND QUALITY OF TARGETED CROPS; A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE BENEFITTING FROM DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, FERTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESEARCH; ENHANCED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TARGETING BARRIERS IDENTIFIED AS HINDERING THE GROWTH OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: (1) INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS; (3) EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY; (4) CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS; (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; (6) PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; (7) IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS; (8) EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS; AND (9) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS; IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS; CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, SEMINARS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF LOSSES IN YIELD CAUSED BY DISEASES AND PESTS, THUS IMPROVING THE OUTPUT AND QUALITY OF TARGETED CROPS; A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE BENEFITTING FROM DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, FERTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESEARCH; ENHANCED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TARGETING BARRIERS IDENTIFIED AS HINDERING THE GROWTH OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT, AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: (1) INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS; (3) EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY; (4) CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS; (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; (6) PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION; (7) IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS; (8) EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS; AND (9) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (SAES) AND OTHER US SAES, ARS, AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT CONCERN MORE THAN ONE STATE OR INSULAR AREA. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PUERTO RICO PARTICIPATES MAINLY SUPPORT OUR FOOD SECURITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, BUT ALSO COVER COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES IN FOOD SAFETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND EXTREME WEATHER, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES <(>&<)> SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. STAKEHOLDERS OF THESE PROGRAMS COMPRISE DIVERSE AUDIENCES: FARMERS (INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCERS IN ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING), RURAL COMMUNITIES, FOOD-RELATED INDUSTRIES, SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AMONG OTHERS. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO: O INTRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND TO ESTABLISH PROMISING NEW CROPS. O DEVELOPMENT OF DATA NECESSARY FOR THE REGISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTANT SPECIALTY CROPS. O EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO INCREASE WATER PRODUCTIVITY. O CHARACTERIZATION OF FOOD SAFETY RISKS IN FOOD SYSTEMS. O IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE BEAN SEED YIELD, CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. O PROVISION OF CONTINUING STATISTICAL EDUCATION TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON MODERN STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS SOFTWARE IMPLE MENTATION. O IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS. O EVALUATION OF COVER CROP GERMPLASM FOR ADAPTABILITY AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEMS. O ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE US. DELIVERABLES FROM THIS BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA); RELEASE OF NEW CROP CULTIVARS INCORPORATING RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE TO MAJOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES; A NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REGISTERED PESTICIDES OF TROPICAL CROPS; IMPROVEMENTS IN MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY; UPDATED TECHNOLOGICAL PACKAGES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL CROPS; CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, SEMINARS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF LOSSES IN YIELD CAUSED BY DISEASES AND PESTS, THUS IMPROVING THE OUTPUT AND QUALITY OF TARGETED CROPS; A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE BENEFITTING FROM DRIP IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, FERTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESEARCH; ENHANCED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY AND WELL-BEING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF HEAT STRESS ON PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TARGETING BARRIERS IDENTIFIED AS HINDERING THE GROWTH OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

HATCH MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND FY2021 APPLICATION

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE DEPENDS ON MULTIPLE INTERWOVEN FACTORS THAT PREPARE THE SYSTEM WITH THE CAPACITY TO ENDURE CLIMATIC CHANGES. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE AGROECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGES USING A COMBINATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING PRACTICES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: INCREASE WATER RETENTION OF THE SOIL AFTER RAINFALL EVENTS IN DIFFERENT CROPS AND FARMING PRACTICES; DETERMINE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE ACCUMULATED RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER THROUGH SINGLE AND COMBINED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES; INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF CROP RESILIENCE TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE; MEASURE THE INCREMENT IN SOIL HEALTH THROUGH THE SINGLE AND COMBINED SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES; DETERMINE THE NET ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SOIL CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES; TRANSFER THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TO FARMERS AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH RESULTS TO STAKEHOLDERS. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOIL CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT RECYCLING-APPLIED PRACTICES WILL BE MEASURED USING THE ACCUMULATION OF RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND SOIL ANALYSIS FOR NUTRIENTS AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY. THE STUDY WILL EMPHASIZE INCREASING AGROECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATOLOGICAL FACTORS AND EXTREME EVENTS, SUCH AS DROUGHTS AND FLOODS. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT ALL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN TROPICAL, SUBTROPICAL, AND TEMPERATE AGROECOSYSTEMS. THE INFORMATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED USING FARMER-TO-FARMER LEARNING, THE WEB PAGE PLATFORM AND BROADCASTS BY THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ISOLATED COMMUNITIES MUST ACHIEVE POWER GENERATION RESILIENCY TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIFE-GIVING INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS, AS THEY ARE OFTEN THE LAST TO RECEIVE RELIEF AND TO HAVE THEIR UTILITIES RESTORED. SPOILING OF FOOD AND MEDICINE, INABILITY TO USE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TO PUMP WATER ARE SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF POWER LOSS, ALL INCREASING THE CHANCES OF DISEASES AND EVEN POSSIBLE DEATH. DUE TO ITS RECENT NATURAL DISASTERS, I.E. HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA, AND VULNERABILITY OF ITS POWER INFRASTRUCTURE, PUERTO RICO IS AN IDEAL TEST SITE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE RESILIENT POWER SYSTEM. THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES ARE PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A SCALABLE, TRANSPORTABLE, AND FLEXIBLE OFF-GRID POWER GENERATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABLE RESILIENCY OF RURAL ISOLATED AND ISLAND COMMUNITIES VULNERABLE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR OBJECTIVES WHICH CONSIST OF A FEEDSTOCK LOGISTIC ANALYSIS, ENGINEERING A TESTBED GASIFIER, EVALUATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN PUERTO RICO, AND A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFITS AND TRADEOFFS OF OUR SYSTEM. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ANALYSIS BLUEPRINT OF THE SYSTEM; PUERTO RICO&#39;S FEEDSTOCK INVENTORY DATABASE BEFORE AND AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES; ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL ANALYSES OF OUR SYSTEMS AND; A ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTING ANALOGOUS PROGRAMS IN RURAL ISOLATED AND ISLAND COMMUNITIES WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL GREATLY BENEFIT THEM TO OVERCOME NATURAL DISASTERS.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION PROJECT OF $$900,000

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

PHASE VIII-DEVELOPING RESIDENT INSTRUCTION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED SCIENCES AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN

PHASE VII- DEVELOPING RESIDENCE INSTRUCTION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED SCIENCES AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

PHASE IX-DEVELOPING RESIDENT INSTRUCTION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED SCIENCES AT LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN

GRANTEE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A DORMITORY WING FOR WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND AS WELL AS IMPROVE/UPGRADE THE WOO

FY 11 - NEW GRANT - ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, INC. (ZAMORANO)

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

ASHA CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EL SALVADOR FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES TO GROW AND PROCESS THEIR CROPS, ASSURE BETTER NUTRITION FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND ACCESS MARKETS. ASOCIACIÓN COOPERATIVA DE COMERCIALIZACIÓN Y PRODUCCIÓN AGRÍCOLA COMPAÑERO ERICK (ACOPROERICK) TRAINS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION OF BASIC GRAINS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN EL SALVADOR. ACOPROERICK’S ACTIVITIES SUPPORT SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY, IMPROVE FARMER’S INCOME AND ENSURE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE. THIS GRANT IS PART OF OUR BROADER INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

ZAMORANO -ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, INC.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH)

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS; ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS; EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS; AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE H.R. 133 STIMULUS FUNDING ENCOURAGES STATES TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT RESPOND TO COVID-19 IMPACTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF ALL 50 STATES, 5 TERRITORIES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

HATCH REGULAR FUNDS

DCHA/ASHA

FISCAL YEAR 2023 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS (CARE)

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CERTIFIED QUARANTINE AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REARING FACILITY

SUPPORTING FARMERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARM'S FOOD SAFTY PLAN UNDER FSMA REGULATIONS;ASSIST FARMERS TO COMPLY WITH THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) WITH THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION AC

2020 ASHA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SOIL HEALTH AND WATER SCARCITY PROBLEMS REQUIRE URGENT SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY ISSUES. THE KEYLINE-BIOPOLYMER-BIOCHAR (KBB) ENRICHED TUNNELS INCREASE THE MICROBIAL POPULATION AND THE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY, RENDERING BENEFITS TO SOIL HEALTH. ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTING INJECTED DIRECTLY INTO THE KBB ENRICHED NETS COULD IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND DECREASE IRRIGATION NEEDS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE RESILIENT AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR AGRICULTURAL ZONES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE AND INCREASE WATER USE EFFICIENCY THAT CAN INCREASE NECROMASS ACCUMULATION AND THUS SOIL HEALTH; EVALUATE EFFECTS OF THE SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE ACCUMULATED RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND MICROBIAL POPULATION; INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF CROP RESILIENCE TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE; DETERMINE THE NET SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES PROPOSED; AND TRANSFER THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED TOFARMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. THE IMPROVEMENT IN SOIL HEALTH WILL BE MEASURED USING THE ACCUMULATION OF RECALCITRANT SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION AND SOIL ANALYSIS FOR NUTRIENTS AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY, AND SOILBORNE PATHOGENS. THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY WILL ALLOW US TO EVALUATE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROPOSED METHODS. THE PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE NIFA PROGRAM AREA PRIORITY OF SOIL HEALTH (CODE A1401). THIS WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROGRAM GOAL OF ASSESSMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADOPTION OF NEW MANAGEMENT/CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND PROCESSES THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING OR MAINTAINING SOIL HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY WHILE MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.

PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CERTIFIED QUARANTINE AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REARING FACILITY

PR 2016 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT

THE FONDO DE INNOVACION PARA EL DESARROLLO AGRICOLA DE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OR TERRITORY. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OR TERRITORY. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS EXPANDING AVAILA

THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS; ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS; EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS; AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF ALL 50 STATES, 5 TERRITORIES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IS REQUIRED.

PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT

PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT- TO SOLELY ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS.

PR 2017 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT

ACCESS TO NATIVE SEEDS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMING AND THE LIVELIHOODS OF RURAL FAMILIES IN THE SEMIARID REGION OF BRAZIL. ASSOCIAÇÃO ESCOLA FAMÍLIA AGRÍCOLA JAGUARIBANA (AEFAJA) WORKS WITH SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ALONG THE JAGUARIBE RIVER VALLEY, IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ, BRAZIL, TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE TO DROUGHT BY RESCUING SEEDS NATIVE TO THE REGION, CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITY SEED BANKS, AND CREATING A SEED EXCHANGE NETWORK. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN BRAZIL. AEFAJA’S ACTIVITIES PROMOTE SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE AND ENSURE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE.

DEVELOP A COMPONENT COST DATABASE, VISUAL MODEL, AND ECONOMETRIC MODEL THAT ESTIMATES COMPENSATION SCHEDULES BASED ON UPDATED DATA AND SCENARIOS THAT ADJUSTS FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICE OF COMMODITIES.

FY17 SYSTEMS APPROAC

HATCH MULTISTATE

$412,500 - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION ON THE ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OF PERMANENT SPECIALIZED GREENHOUSES FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION/TRAINING IN HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION, ENABLING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GREENHOUSE HORTICULTURE PROGRAM FOR LATIN AMERICA

THE DEPARTAMENTO DE AGRICULTURA DE PUERTO RICO WILL ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS THROUGH LEVERAGING EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS; ASSISTING PRODUCERS WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELEVANT TO SPECIALTY CROPS; EXPANDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CROPS; AND ADDRESSING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS WITH THEIR GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE STATE’S SUB-AWARDS INCLUDE 3 RESEARCH PROJECTS, 3 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS AND 1 MARKETING PROJECT TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS INCLUDING CELERY, COFFEE, ROOT VEGETABLES, AND OTHER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THROUGHOUT PUERTO RICO.

DEPARTMENTO DE AGRICULTURA PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - FARM BILL ACTIVITIES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS - FARMS BILL ACTIVITIES

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

DEPARTMENTO DE AGRICULTURA PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - FARM BILL ACTIVITIES

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

RAPIDLY ASSESS TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE PESTS IN PUERTO RICO THAT THREATEN THE REGION

OLD WORLD COTTON BOLLWORM, H.ARMIGERA IS NOT NATIVE TO THE AMERICAS, BUT WAS FIRST DETECTED IN 2013 IN BRAZIL (CZEPAK ET AL. 2013) AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, APPEARING T

LAMP BEGINNING AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS OR RANCHERS--MANDATORY

LAMP VALUE ADDED PRODUCER GRANT--MANDATORY

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL DECLINE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ (UPRM), A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AS THE WORLD FACES GROWING FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. PUERTO RICO, IN PARTICULAR, SUFFERS FROM FREQUENT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, MAKING IT CRUCIAL TO DEVELOP A RESILIENT FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT, DOWN 34% FROM 2015-2016 TO 2022-2023, HIGHLIGHTS THE BROADER ISSUE OF ATTRACTING STUDENTS TO AGRICULTURAL CAREERS, OFTEN SEEN AS INVOLVING HARD LABOR WITH LITTLE COMPENSATION AND LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO CHANGE THESE MISCONCEPTIONS BY TARGETING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SCHOOL COUNSELLORS, AND UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE AND REWARDING CAREERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A TRAINING ACADEMY FOR SCHOOL COUNSELLORS, AN ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, A HYBRID SUMMER CAMP FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND A SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE FOR UNDERGRADUATES TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.BY IMPLEMENTING THESE INITIATIVES, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO INCREASE INTEREST AND RETENTION IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES PROGRAMS, ULTIMATELY DEVELOPING A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY, SUCH AS FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES. THE SOCIETAL BENEFITS ARE EXTENSIVE, INCLUDING IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WILL SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS, GENERATE BROADER SUPPORT FOR THE INDUSTRY, AND LEAD TO MORE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT&#39;S SUCCESS WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPACTS, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PUERTO RICO&#39;S RESIDENTS, BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AND CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL EFFORTS TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT, THE PROJECT FOSTERS A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AMONG PARTICIPANTS, ENSURING THE RELEVANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS INITIATIVES AND SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR A ROBUST AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IN PUERTO RICO.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AFTER ESTABLISHING THE FIRST FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS TO IMPROVE THE LABORATORY&#39;S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE EMERGING FOREST PRODUCTS SECTOR IN PUERTO RICO. FIRST, OUR AVAILABLE LABORATORY SPACE DETRIMENTALLY LIMITS OUR CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AND THE LACK OF KEY EQUIPMENT HINDERS OUR PRODUCTIVITY AND CAPACITY TO DEVELOP ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIVE PURPOSES. THESE CHALLENGES THAT REDUCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. TO ADDRESS THIS, THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS (1) THE REMODELING AND EXPANSION OF THE LABORATORY&#39;S HOUSING FACILITY AND (2) THE PURCHASE OF A TELEHANDLER FOR THE TRANSPORT OF TREE TRUNKS. ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE LABORATORY&#39;S CAPACITY TO REACH AND BROADEN TARGET AUDIENCES, AND SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN WOOD AND FOREST PRODUCTS SCIENCES.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES TO MEET NATIONAL DEMANDS OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS. IT PROPOSES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL TRAINING IN REMOTE AND PROXIMAL SENSING, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, AND MECHATRONICS TO STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROMOTE MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO EMERGING AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES. THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAG&UUML;EZ (UPRM) WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING OF A COMPETENT AND BETTER-QUALIFIED WORKFORCE TO SERVE FUTURE DEMANDS WITHIN THE AGRICULTURE 4.0 PARADIGM. THE PROJECT IS WELL-ALIGNED WITH INSTITUTIONAL GOALS TO INCORPORATE 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND WILL AIM TO INCREASE STUDENT RETENTION AND PRODUCE MORE RESILIENT AND SKILLFUL PROFESSIONALS. THIS 3-YEAR PROJECT WILL IMPACT DIRECTLY AT LEAST 4 GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND 36 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. NEARLY 100 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE IMPACTED INDIRECTLY FROM THE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GRANT. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL PROMOTE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPACITY BUILDING AT UPRM TO DEVELOP FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROJECTS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WORLDWIDE, FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS POSE SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS TO THE FOOD SUPPLY. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ (UPRM), WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF PREPARING A ROBUST MASS OF HISPANIC SCIENTISTS WELL-TRAINED TO DETECT FOOD-BORNE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROORGANISMS AND CHARACTERIZE THEIR PATHOGENIC POTENTIAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE. BY ACQUIRING CRUCIAL EQUIPMENT, WE WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF RESEARCH PERFORMED IN UPRM, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL AND STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTRUMENTATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES TO WORK ON THE CURRENT CHALLENGES OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. MAXIMIZING EFFORTS OF EXTERNAL SOURCES OF FUNDING THAT SUPPORT RESEARCH AND TARGET RETENTION, THE ISISS-PR PROVIDES THE INSTRUMENTATION THAT MAXIMIZES THE CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH AT UPRM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS. BY PROVIDING INSTRUMENTATION AND TRAINING, WE EXPECT TO INCREASE THE FACULTY PREPARATION FOR TEACHING, MAXIMIZING THE EXPOSURE TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. THE PROJECT&#39;S EXPECTED BENEFITS INCLUDE24 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH PROJECTS, THREE FACULTY WILL PARTICIPATING IN WORKSHOPS, 90 STUDENTS USING THE EQUIPMENT, AND 150 UNDERGRADUATES PARTICIPATING IN SEMINARS. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE CRITICAL MASS OF HISPANIC SCIENTISTS PURSUING CAREERS IN NIFA HSI PRIORITY AREAS OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, AND RELATED DISCIPLINES.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS A TROPICAL ISLAND, PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER SUBTROPICAL REGIONS FACE HEAT STRESS AS A GREAT CHALLENGE FOR AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION. CATTLE EXPOSED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SHOW SIGNS OF STRESS IN THEIR ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, AND MAY PRESENT A DECREASED IN PRODUCTION AND EXPRESS REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES. TO ADDRESS THIS AND FIND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ISSUES THAT CAN TURN INTO DECREASED ECONOMIC VIABILITY, RESEARCHERS CONTINUE TO SELECT HEAT TOLERANT ANIMALS AND STUDY THEIR REPRODUCTION SYSTEM AND PATTERNS. THE AES AT GURABO, IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO), WITH AN INVESTMENT OF $750,000 HAS ESTABLISHED THE TROPICAL ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND INVESTIGATION CENTER (TARIC). TARIC IS CURRENTLY BEING SET UP TO STUDY SLICK HOLSTEIN CATTLE AND TO PRODUCE GENETIC MATERIAL (SEMEN AND EMBRYOS) TO SELL TO LOCAL FARMERS. THIS CENTER HAS EQUIPMENT THAT AT SOME INSTANCES MAY RUN 24/7 FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS AND, LONG-TERM, FOR EMBRYO PRODUCTION. WHEN POWER OUTAGES OCCUR, SENSITIVE SAMPLES ARE DAMAGED OR LOST RESULTING IN INCREASED EXPERIMENTAL AND/OR GENETIC MATERIAL PRODUCTION COSTS AND LIMITING THE ABILITY FOR RESEARCHERS TO STORE SAMPLES AND LABORATORY MATERIALS ALONG WITH THEIR ABILITY TO RUN AN EXPERIMENT FOR DATA PRODUCTION. MONETARY LOSSES AS A RESULT OF THESE POWER OUTAGES MAY AVERAGE $3,000-$5,000 PER EXPERIMENTAL RUN (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SENSITIVE MATERIALS, ANIMAL PER DIEM COSTS, PERSONNEL DRIVING TO EXPERIMENTAL SITE, SAMPLE PROCESSING AND STORAGE). FURTHER, THREE TO FIVE DAYS OF WORKING LOGISTICS AND PLANNING THE EXPERIMENT ARE ALSO LOST WHEN EXPERIMENTS HAVE TO BE REPEATED. THE RATIONALE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THAT A SUSTAINABLE POWER SOURCE, SUCH AS A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, FOR TARIC WILL PROVIDE A SOLUTION THAT CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP DATA TO IMPROVE ANIMAL PERFORMANCE DURING HEAT STRESS. THIS IN TURN WILL ALSO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING RESEARCH ON THE SLICK HOLSTEIN CATTLE, IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TARIC TO BE A SELF-SUSTAINABLE LABORATORY AND DECREASE ELECTRICITY COSTS. THIS PROPOSAL OBJECTIVES ARE CONGRUENT WITH PRESENTED PROGRAM INTENTION TO ACQUIRE RELEVANT EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING TROPICAL RESEARCH, AND TO BROADEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AND COLLABORATE WITH OUR LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS IMPORTANT FOR AES-GURABO BECAUSE, IF APPROVED, IT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE RESEARCH FACILITIES IN SHORT AND LONG TERM. RESULTS OF THE PROPOSED WORK WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE EXECUTING RESEARCH AT LOWER COSTS FOR THE INSTITUTION AND WITHOUT THE CONCERNS OF LOSING OUR EXPERIMENTAL DATA, SAMPLES AND OTHER RESEARCH MATERIALS. MOREOVER, THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PRODUCERS. EFFORTS OF THIS PROPOSAL TARGETS SCIENTISTS AND PERSONNEL IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION, WELFARE, AND MANAGEMENT.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CAPABILITIES FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE, PRE-VETERINARY, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES USING PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING (PLF) AS A MAJOR TOOL APPLIED TO SMALL RUMINANTS. FOR EACH YEAR OF THE PROPOSAL, TEAMS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CAPABILITIES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND TEAMWORK SKILLS. OUR SECOND OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO ATTRACT K-12 STUDENTS INTO THE UPRM ANIMAL SCIENCE AND PRE-VET PROGRAM THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL VISITS AND HANDS-ON FIELD DAY SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES. OBJECTIVE THREE IS TO ENHANCE STUDENTS&#39; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL OR NATIONAL CONFERENCES, STUDY ABROAD, AND INTERNSHIPS IN PLF. STUDENTS&#39; RESEARCH RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL UNITED STATES PLF CONFERENCE OR RELATED MEETINGS. AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN PLF WILL BE CREATED WITH NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-HETTINGER RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER AND THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS RESEARCH LABORATORY LOCATED IN MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA. STUDENTS&#39; STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, TECHCARE PROGRAM. BASED ON THE ABOVE, THE PRESENT PROPOSAL WILL ADDRESS THE PURPOSE AND PRIORITY LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESIDENT INSTRUCTION PER INSULAR AREAS EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL NEED AREAS OF STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND THE PRIORITY TARGET AREAS ACCELERATING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES DRIVING CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO IMPROVE RESEARCH CONDITIONS IN LABORATORIES THAT ARE PART OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH. THESE LABORATORIES WERE BUILT AS PART OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE DOCTORAL PROGRAM AT UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ THAT WILL START ON 2024. INCREASING ENERGY RESILIENCE AT THESE LABORATORIES WILL REDUCE THE LOSS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, DATA, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT, TIME AND MONEY DUE TO THE FREQUENT ELECTRICAL BLACKOUTS IN ALZAMORA FARM. THUS IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ. THE OBJECTIVES ARE:1) TO DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS, BATTERIES AND INVERTER FOR ONE OR MORE LABORATORIES AT THE DOCTORAL BUILDING AT FINCA ALZAMORA, UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ.2) TO BUY, AND MONITOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS, BATTERIES AND INVERTER FOR THE ONE OR MORE LABORATORIES AT THE DOCTORAL BUILDING AT FINCA ALZAMORA, UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ.WE WILL START BY DOING AN ENERGY AND TECHNICAL AUDIT OF THE LABORATORIES. WITH THIS INFORMATION WE WILL GENERATE AN INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN. WE WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION OF THE PV AND BATTERY SYSTEM AND A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PURCHASE TO THE FINANCE OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (AES-UPRM), AND THEY WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO AN AUCTION BOARD OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE AUCTION BOARD WILL RECEIVE SEALED BIDS FROM PARTICIPANTS. THE AUCTION BOARD WILL EVALUATE AND DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE COMPANIES AND DETERMINE BEST BID. AFTER, THE AUCTION BOARD WILL NOTIFY THE SELECTED COMPANY SO THEY CAN START THE PROCESS FOR THE INSTALLATION. THE INSTALLED SYSTEM WILL BE ALSO CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL GRID, AND FUNCTION AS A BACKUP DURING POWER OUTAGES. THIS WILL IMPROVE BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN THE LABORATORIES, AND SUPPORT A NEW DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AT UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE PUERTO RICO COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A NEW DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAG&UUML;EZ, SET TO LAUNCH IN AUGUST 2024. CURRENTLY, THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A MASTER&#39;S DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AVAILABLE BOTH ON-CAMPUS AND ONLINE. HOWEVER, THE NEW DOCTORAL PROGRAM DOES NOT YET INCLUDE COURSES IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ADD AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS TO THE PROGRAM&#39;S CURRICULUM. WE PLAN TO TRAIN FACULTY IN TEACHING METHODS AND CODING, AND TO CREATE EIGHT ONLINE DOCTORAL-LEVEL COURSES IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. THIS WOULD MAKE IT THE ONLY DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN PUERTO RICO FOCUSED ON ECONOMICS. INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IS CRUCIAL FOR STUDENTS WORKING IN AGRICULTURE, AS IT WILL MAKE THEM MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE JOB MARKET, PARTICULARLY FOR AGRICULTURE-RELATED POSITIONS.

TO SUPPORT THE RECONFIGURATION OF SPACE TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY, CRITICAL EXPERTISE AND SPACE TO HELP PREVENT ESTABLISHMENT OF EXOTIC

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN THE FACE OF COVID 19, LIKE THE REST OF EDUCATIONAL CENTERS IN THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO ADOPTED ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES IN WHICH COURSES WERE OFFERED ONLINE OVER THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC PERIODS. THE PANDEMIC REPRESENTED A MAJOR DRIVER AND REINFORCED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING. TO DATE, THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO OFFERS 13 ACADEMIC DEGREES COMPLETELY ONLINE, INCLUDING A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS FROM THE MAYAG&UUML;EZ CAMPUS. WORLDWIDE, TECHNOLOGY AVAILABILITY AND INCREASING ONLINE COURSES HAVE RAMPANTLY EXPANDED EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT. HOWEVER, DISTANCE LEARNING FORMATS DO FACE CHALLENGES AS STUDENTS CAN POTENTIALLY BE EXPOSED TO LESS INTERACTION, NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. PLANNED ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE ONLINE STUDENTS BEYOND THEORY ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO LEARNING AND FOR PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO CREATE FIVE AGRIBUSINESS WRITTEN AND AUDIOVISUAL CASE STUDIES REPRESENTING FUNDAMENTAL THEMES FORAGRICULTURE IN PUERTO RICO: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AGRICULTURAL FINANCE, MARKETING IN AGRICULTURE, AND THE NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS: YOUNG, BEGINNING, WOMEN, AND MINORITY FARMERS.THE CASE STUDIES WILL SHOWCASE AGRIBUSINESS STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTED BY THESE FARMERS TO COPE WITH CHALLENGES AND GROW SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES. THESE MATERIALS AND THE CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TWO HYBRID OR ONLINE COURSES IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (CAS) AT UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MAYAGUEZ (UPRM). THIS METHOD WILL EXPOSE STUDENTS TO REAL LIFE SITUATIONS AND DILEMMAS THAT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN A HIGHER-LEVEL THINKING AND TO APPLY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE.

SURVEILLANCE AND GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN PUERTO RICO'S RETAIL FOOD - ABSTRACT ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH WORLDWIDE, IS EXACERBATED BY MISUSE AND OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES IN HUMAN AND VETERINARY MEDICINE. NATIONAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MONITORING SYSTEM (NARMS) IS A MULTI-AGENCY FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT COLLABORATES WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN EFFORTS TO MONITOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN BACTERIA FROM HUMANS, RETAIL MEATS, AND FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO COLLABORATE WITH THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO ENHANCE THE NARMS SITE IN PUERTO RICO. SURVEILLANCE AND GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN PUERTO RICO'S RETAIL FOOD PROGRAM’S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ENHANCE, STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE SURVEILLANCE IN RETAIL FOOD SPECIMENS AS PART OF NARMS. THE STRATEGIES OF THIS PROJECT ADDRESS FOUR (4) SPECIFIC AIMS: (I) ENHANCE ROUTINE AMR SURVEILLANCE IN RETAIL MEAT AND SEAFOOD; (II) STRENGTHEN LABORATORY AND BIOINFORMATICS CAPACITY FOR AMR CHARACTERIZATION; (III) INTEGRATE SURVEILLANCE WITH RESPONSE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; (IV) EXPAND AMR OUTREACH, COMMUNICATION, AND STEWARDSHIP. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WILL SUPPORT GENOMIC TRAINING AND DATA INTERPRETATION. FINDINGS WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA TO THE FDA FOR REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND INFORM EVIDENCE-BASED FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES ACROSS PUERTO RICO.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND

TO REAR COLONIES OF HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA, OLD WORD BOLLWORM (OWB) AND HELICOVERPA ZEA TO SUPPORT OWB ERADICATION PROGRAMS IN PUERTO RICO AND FLORIDA

HISPANIC STUDENTS ARE SEVERELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN CAREERS RELATED TO FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (FANR) WHEN COMPARE NON-HISPANIC WHITES AND ASIANS AND NEED TO BE PREPARED TO COMPETE IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE OR TO BE SELF-EMPLOYED. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SOFT SKILLS BY INVOLVING FANSSTUDENTS IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT INCLUDES ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND K-6 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL IMPACT FOUR (4) UNDERGRADUATES AND FOUR (4) GRADUATE STUDENTS DIRECTLY AND WILL RECRUIT ANOTHER 100 FANS UNDERGRADUATES AND 25 GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE OF WORKSHOPS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PUERTO RICO&#39;S WOOD PRODUCTION AND FORESTRY SECTOR HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN UPR&#39;S INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS. WITH A CONTEMPORARY FOREST COVER OF ABOUT 60%, THE CURRENT SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS REQUIRE A CADRE OF FORESTERS THAT CAN BEST UTILIZE FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS TO MEET SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEEDS WHILE SECURING CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. THIS PROJECT WILL CAPACITATE UPR&#39;S PERSONNEL AND DEVELOP CURRICULUM AND DEMONSTRATIVE MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND WEB-BASED TOOLS TO CONNECT A NEW GENERATION OF FORESTERS WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN WOOD PRODUCTION, TREATMENT AND PROCESSING FOR LOCAL SMALL-SCALE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GOALS AND OPERATIONS.

HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS NOT ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTRUMENTATION FOR THEIR USE IN LABORATORY COURSES, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO STRENGTHEN THE COMPETENCE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (FANR) STUDENTS BY INVOLVING THEN IN THE USE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTRUMENTATION, INTERNSHIPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR INCLUDING WATER ANALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PROPOSAL WILL INVOLVE APPROXIMATELY 200 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, WHICH INCLUDE ACTIVITIES, HANDS-ON TRAINING IN THE ANALYSIS OF FOOD, SOILS AND WATER SAMPLES.

PIPING STUDENTS TO GRADUATE SCHOOL BY INCREASING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN TWO CAMPUSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

CONSOLIDATING A PREMIER MASTERS OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS FOR THE CARIBBEAN BASIN

PHASE X-DEVELOPING RESIDENT INSTRUCTION IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND RELATED SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ LAND GRANT INST.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SOIL SCIENCE STUDENTS WILL GAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND COMPARE INDIGENOUS AND MODERN SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS. THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT MAYA CIVILIZATION, THEIR SOCIETY, CULTURE AND AGRICULTURE, AND GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM MAYA DESCENDANTS THAT USE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES INHERITED FROM THEIR FOREFATHERS. THEY WILL FORESEE SOIL TAXONOMY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN INDIGENOUS CLASSIFICATION, PRACTICAL AND SPECIFIC IN USE, AND INTEGRATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS IN SOIL SCIENCE, GEOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGY. THE STUDENTS WILL INTEGRATE SOIL CLASSIFICATION CONCEPTS TO SOIL MANAGEMENT, SOIL QUALITY AND USE, AND HOW TO PRESERVE SOIL FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THEY WILL SEEK FOR KNOWLEDGE FROM INDIGENOUS SOIL CLASSIFICATION THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED TO MODERN SOIL CLASSIFICATION TO MAKE IT BETTER SYSTEM AND VICE VERSA. LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION WILL INTEGRATE INDIGENOUS AND MODERN AGRICULTURE, FOSTER PROGRESS, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED OR NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THEM.

THE HATCH ACT OF 1887 (MULTISTATE RESEARCH FUND)

NATURAL RESOURCES CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

SUPPORTING TROPICAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH BY THE ACQUISITION OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FOR PHYTOPATHOLOGY LABORATORIES IN PUERTO RICO

PROMOTING DISTANCE EDUCATION BY OFFERING OUT-OF-CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS OF TWO CAMPUSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

SOILS ARE AN INTEGRAL AND ACTIVE COMPONENT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. ORGANIC FARMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES INCORPORATE AND SUSTAIN SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, SUPPRESS DISEASES, PROMOTE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND BIODIVERSITY, INCREASE NUTRIENT SOURCES AND ALTER SOIL PH, AMONG OTHER EFFECTS ON SOIL PROPERTIES. THIS PROJECT WILL BRING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO TEACH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS AND EXTENSION AGENTS ABOUT SOILS AS AN INTEGRAL AND ACTIVE PART OF AN AGROECOSYSTEM, INDISPENSABLE FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DESIGN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE SOIL TEACHING PRINCIPLES: UNIQUENESS OF SOIL, FIELDWORK, LIMITED USE OF JARGON, ACTIVE LEARNING USING REAL PROBLEMS, CREATION OF CONNECTIONS ACROSS CONCEPTS, SYSTEM THINKING, PROMOTE COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING WORKING IN GROUPS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK, LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF EXPECTED OUTCOMES. A TOTAL OF SEVEN EDUCATIONAL MODULES WILL BE PREPARED FOCUSED ON CURRENT GLOBAL SOIL PROBLEMS 1) SOIL FERTILITY LOSS; 2) SOIL PEST MANAGEMENT; 3) SOIL EROSION; 4) ACIDIFICATION; 5) SOIL CARBON DECLINE; 6) SOIL COMPACTION AND 7) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, BUT FRAMED IN THE CONTEXT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN PUERTO RICO. THE EDUCATIONAL MODULES AND ACTIVITIES WILL BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND INCORPORATED AS A SUMMER INTERNSHIP. IN ADDITION, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, BASED ON THE MOST IMPORTANT SOIL-RELATED PROBLEMS IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AS IDENTIFIED BY STAKEHOLDERS, WILL BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AGRICULTURE TEACHERS AND EXTENSION AGENTS. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTORS AND PERSONNEL, AND WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE INTERNSHIP PARTICIPANTS. WE EXPECT THAT THE PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT PROMOTE FARMING PRACTICES THAT PROVIDES SOIL HEALTH, SOIL CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MAYAG&UUML;EZ (AES-UPRM) DO NOT HAVE OPTIMUM FACILITIES TO PRESERVE ORTHODOX SEEDS AND POLLEN. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO: (1) RESTORE LABORATORIES IN THE AES-UPRM AT ISABELA AND LAJAS; 2) ACQUIRE EQUIPMENT/FIXTURES FOR SEED/POLLEN PRESERVATION, 3) INCREASE SEED OF THE MAJOR CROPS IN THE AES, AND 4) DEVELOP RESEARCH IN SEED/POLLEN PRESERVATION. MORE THAN 150 SEEDS OF LEGUMES AND VEGETABLES WILL BE PRESERVED AT -15 OR 4 &DEG;C IN BOTH STATIONS. FURTHERMORE, RESEARCH STUDIES RELATED WITH ADEQUATE SEED WATER CONTENTS AND TEMPERATURES FOR SEED PRESERVATION AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF STORAGE WILL BE CONDUCTED. IN ADDITION, FROZEN POLLEN PRESERVED AT -80 &DEG;C WILL BE USED FOR MAIZE AND TROPICAL PUMPKIN BREEDING AND STUDIES IN THEIR PROGENY. WE WILL EXPECT TO HAVE ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR SEED PRESERVATION TO AVOID THE LOSS OF VALUABLE GERMPLASM INTRODUCED OR DEVELOPED. FURTHERMORE, RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH PLANT BREEDERS OR SCIENTISTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH LONG-TERM SEED PRESERVATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT. ALSO, PERSONNEL WORKING WITH GERMPLAM CONSERVATION AND STUDENTS OF FUNDAMENTALS OF CROP PRODUCTION, PLANT BREEDING, AND/OR SEED SCIENCE CLASSES WOULD BE TRAINED IN OUR FACILITIES.

A SCIENCE HUB FACILITY FOR AGRICULTURE AND PLANT PROTECTION

FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES (FANR) STUDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO COMPETE IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE. CURRENT ACADEMIC PROGRAM NOT ALWAYS DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SOFT SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS. HISPANIC STUDENTS ARE SEVERELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN CAREERS RELATED TO FANR WHEN COMPARE NON-HISPANIC WHITES AND ASIAN STUDENTS. THE FOLLOWING SOFT SKILLS ARE RELEVANT TO SUCCEED IN THE 21ST CENTURY: COMMUNICATION, DECISION-MAKING /PROBLEM SOLVING, SELF-MANAGEMENT, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCES AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP OR STRENGTHEN SOFT SKILLS IN UPRM STUDENTS FROM FANR CAREERS BY INVOLVING THEN IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, INTERNSHIPS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. IT WILL ALSO SEEK TO TRAIN FANR STUDENTS IN MEANINGFUL INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO AGRICULTURE AND THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SPECIALLY RELATED TO WATER REUSE FOR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION. THEY WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO WATER NEEDS IN FARMING COMMUNITIES.THIS PROPOSAL WILL INVOLVE 4 UNDERGRADUATE AND 4 GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MEANINGFUL RESEARCH PROJECTS, INTERNSHIPS, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT K-12 SCHOOLS AND A ONE-TO-ONE MENTORSHIP. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO SEEK TO IMPACT OTHER 100 FANR STUDENTS BY INVOLVING THEM IN THE SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS. STUDENTS WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE PROBLEMS, THINK ABSTRACTLY, CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE AND TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTIONS. A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS THAT WILL OFFERED INCLUDES; SCIENTIFIC WRITING; HOW TO PREPARE EFFECTING PRESENTATIONS; HOW TO PUBLISH IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS; ETHICS IN SCIENCE AND HOW TO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

WORKING IN AGRICULTURAL TRAINING: EDUCATION BY RESEARCH (WATER)

PROMOTING LOCAL RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES IN THE US FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF TWO CAMPUSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

DEVELOPING A HIGH QUALITY HUMAN CAPITAL IN AGRIBUSINESS THROUGH A LONG DISTANCE PROGRAM

ONE OF THE MOST IN DEMAND SKILL-SETS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY IS CRISPR/CAS-9 GENOME EDITING. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA AT THE UPRM CAMPUS OR AT THE UPRM AGRICULTURE EXPERIMENT STATIONS. HERE WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP TWO CRISPR/CAS-9 CORE FACILITIES TO REACH GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RELATED TO AGRICULTURE. PROPOSED WORK IS TO DEVELOP A COURSE ON CRISPR/CAS-9 GENOME EDITING IN PLANTS AND INSECTS. WE PLAN TO DO THIS VIA A KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE WITH EXPERTS IN CRISPR GENOME EDITING IN ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE. WE WILL BRING THIS KNOWLEDGE BACK TO PUERTO RICO AND WITH FUNDING FROM NIFA DEVELOP TWO LABORATORIES EQUIPPED WITH THE NEEDED TECHNOLOGY TO PERFORM CRISPR/CAS-9 EXPERIMENTS. THE RESULTS FROM THIS WORK WILL BE THAT FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT UPRM WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE TRAINING AND BECOME COMPETENT IN CRISPR/CAS-9 GENOME EDITING IN PLANTS AND INSECTS.

DISTANCE EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR SHORTENING THE GAP BETWEEN TWO CAMPUSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT FOR FARMERS IN GENERAL, AND THOSE OPERATING IN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS FARM AREAS, LIKE THOSE IN THE PUERTO RICAN CENTRAL CORDILLERA, TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES TO OBTAIN TRAINING ON PRODUCTION AND BEST PRACTICES IS AN ONEROUS AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS PROCESS THAT DISCOURAGES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION. FARMERS IN THE BOSQUE MODELO (BM) CENTRAL CORDILLERA FOOTPRINT OPERATE IN THIS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AREAS.IN THIS PROJECT, DISTANCE EDUCATION (DE) TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING WILL BE USED TO CARRYOUT A SUCCESSFUL NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL TARGET AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE PERSONNEL, FARMERS AND COMMUNITIES IN REMOTE AREAS. AS A RESULT, FARMERS WILL INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN AND HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS.AT THE END OF THIS PROJECT, THE ANTICIPATED OVERALL IMPACT WILL BE TO HAVE INPLACE A HUB NETWORK OF FIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION FACILITIES WITH STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY. THESE HUBS WILL COUNT WITH A STAFF OF HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM OF EXTENSION AGENTS AND EXTENSION LEADERS. THIS STAFF WILL PROVIDE SCIENTIFICALLY BASED NON-FORMAL DE TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF DE METHODS AND AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS WITHIN THE BM CENTRAL CORDILLERA FOOTPRINT.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION MAINTAINS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM FINANCED BY MCINTIRE-STENNIS FUNDS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT RESEARCH ON USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES FOR REFORESTATION PROJECTS AND FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WATERSHEDS RELATED TO FORESTS, ON THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF DEVELOPING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN FORESTS, AND ON ESTABLISHING USEFUL BASELINE DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS OF SELECTED FORESTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE PUERTO RICO PLANNING BOARD; RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS SURROUNDING THE FORESTS SELECTED FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; THE SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY; AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES INTERESTED IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS IN AREAS WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLY. ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE: EXPERIMENTS WITH TECHNOLOGIES FOR OVERCOMING DROUGHT MORTALITY OF JUVENILE TREES IN REFORESTATION PROJECTSNALYSES OF SEDIMENT IN THREE RESERVOIRS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1950 TO RECONSTRUCT THE ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION (>70 YR) OF THEIR WATERSHEDS AND ULTIMATELY USE THE INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A LOCAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLANNING OF SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO. CHOICE EXPERIMENTS TO EXAMINE RESIDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SELECTED FORESTS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES OF DEVELOPING THE INTENDED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LONG-TERM, ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION FOR THE STUDY OF LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON AND BIODIVERSITY LINKAGES ON SERPENTINE SOILS, AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES MAY GAIN FROM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE STATION. DELIVERABLES FROM PROJECTS' ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA), POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS ATSCIENTIFIC MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS; AN UPDATED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTAINING LAND COVER, SOIL, AND GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION LAYERS OF THE THREE MAJOR WATERSHEDS OF PUERTO RICO; PROOF OF- CONCEPT OF UPSCALED EARTH-WATER DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY FOR JUVENILE TREE IRRIGATION AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN REMOTE ARID AND SEMIARID ENVIRONMENTS; AND INCREASED DOCUMENTATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON STORAGE CAPACITY AND BIODIVERSITY OF SERPENTINE SOILS IN THE CARIBBEAN. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF FORESTS ON THE ISLAND; THE INCORPORATION OF ECOLOGICAL TRADE-OFFS AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO; INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND USE OF SMALL COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WATER-VAPOR CONDENSATION DEVICES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE REFORESTATION IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS; AND INCREASED INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS FROM CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT FOREST LANDS CAN PROVIDE TONEIGHBORING RESIDENTS AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES.

EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING WELL-TRAINED EXPERTS IN THE DIVERSE AREAS INVOLVED WITH THE USE OF HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TOOLS THAT CAN ADVANCE MODERN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. CURRICULUM AND TEACHING METHODS MUST BE RESPONSIVE TO THE UPCOMING CHANGES. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS MUST TRAIN NEW PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS, PROVIDING THEM THE SKILLS FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE APPLICATION IN THE FIELD.THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT THE INTERACTION AMONG STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS FROM AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING CONCERNED ON SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE. REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY, HYDROLOGIC/HYDRAULICS AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELING COMBINED WITH FIELD MEASUREMENTS WILL BE INTEGRATED.THE WORKING GROUPS WILL LEARN THE USE OF TOOLS FOR FINDING SOLUTIONS AND, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH DIFFERENT MODELING TECHNIQUES, CONNECT REMOTE SENSING DATA WITH MODEL INPUTS AND SIMULATION OF REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS. THE WILL LEARN TO INSTALL AND OPERATE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION TO MEASURE CLIMATOLOGICAL AND SOIL PARAMETERS TO VALIDATE REMOTE SENSING DATA WITH GROUND MEASUREMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON OUR PLANET THROUGH CLASS DISCUSSIONS, PROGRESS REPORTS, AND ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS. THE 2-YEAR PROJECT IMPACTS A TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS FROM 3RD AND 4TH-YEAR IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, CIVIL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING. RESULTS FROM APPLICATION OF THESE TECHNIQUES TO CASE STUDIES WILL BE PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS AND FACULTY.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVEOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH IMPACT CLASSICAL AND AUGMENTATIVE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR USE IN BOTH INFESTED COFFEE PRODUCTION AREAS AND

PHASE V- DEVELOPING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RELATED SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ LAND GRANT INSTITUTIO

WOMEN SMALL FARMERS IN THE CHAPADA DIAMANTINA REGION OF BAHIA, BRAZIL, CURRENTLY LACK SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN INCOME AND ACCESS MARKETS FOR THEIR COFFEE PRODUCTS. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS FOR WOMEN PRODUCERS TO EXPAND THEIR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND FINANCIAL AUTONOMY IN BRAZIL. OUR GRANTEE ASSOCIAÇÃO DO DESENVOLVIMENTO AGRÍCOLA E COMUNITÁRIO DE LAGOA DA BOA VISTA (ADAC), A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LED BY WOMEN, IS PROVIDING ITS WOMEN PRODUCERS WITH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND THE CAPACITY TO PROCESS GREEN COFFEE BEANS—INCLUDING OTHERWISE UNSALEABLE SMALL BEANS—INTO A VALUE-ADDED OIL USED AS A BASE PRODUCT IN COSMETICS. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF’S SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, AND IAF’S WOMEN INVESTING IN GROWTH AND SECURITY (WINGS) INITIATIVE TO EMPOWER WOMEN AS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CERTIFIED QUARANTINE AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INSECT REARING FACILITY

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN OUR COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES RELY MOSTLY ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WHILE NON RESEARCH-ORIENTED STUDENTS HAVE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS TEACH LABORATORY COURSES WITH NO PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ONLINE TUTORING AS AN APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE READINESS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE&#39;S STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN THE JOB MARKET AND TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OF LABORATORY COURSES. TUTORING CAN HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR TRANSFERABLE SKILLS SUCH AS PROBLEM-SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, LEADERSHIP, TIME MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK. THEREFORE, THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO OFFER UPPER-LEVEL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (JUNIOR AND SENIORS) AN EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING BY SERVICING AS ONLINE TUTORS. IN ADDITION, MENTORING AND ONLINE SEMINARS BY USDA-APHIS PERSONNEL WILL BE PREPARED TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OTHER LIFE EXPERIENCES. SOME TUTORS WILL BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO A PROFESSIONAL MEETING DURING THE SUMMER AND NINE OTHER STUDENTS WILL HAVE SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS IN OUR STUDENTS, THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND WILL BETTER TEACHING OF LABORATORY COURSES.

TROPICAL FRUIT CROPS AND ORGANIC CROPS ARE 14% OF THE FARM-GATE VALUE OF ALL THE EDIBLE CROPS SOLD IN PUERTO RICO. THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAG&UUML;EZ CAMPUS (UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ) IS THE LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, BEING THE OLDEST AND MAIN ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, TEACHING AND EXTENSION I THE ISLAND. IN THE UPR-MAYAG&UUML;EZ, THE FRUIT CROPS AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE LABORATORY (FCOAL) OR WORKING GROUP LED BY DR. MORALES-PAYAN (PROFESSOR, AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT) SERVES AS THE DEPARTMENT UNIT INTEGRATING GERMPLASM EVALUATION, PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT INCLUDING ASPECTS OF CROP PROTECTION AND ASPECTS OF POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY IN CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC HORTICULTURE. ASIDE FROM BEING ONE OF THE FEW WORKING GROUPS THAT TENDS TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH IN THE ISLAND, THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW GROUPS THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS CONDUCTS RESEARCH WITH PERENNIALTROPICAL FRUIT CROPS IN PUERTO RICO. LACK OF EQUIPMENT AND OUTDATED EQUIPMENT HAMPERS THE GROUP&#39;S CAPACITY TO GENERATE HIGH LEVEL ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL AND POSTHARVEST RESEARCH. THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW OUR WORKING GROUP TO UNDERGO A QUALITATIVE CHANGE IN THE KIND OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL DATA ATTAINABLE FROM CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN TROPICAL CROPS, WHICH IN TURN WOULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF THE WORKING GROUP (AND OUR DEPARTMENT) TO HAVE MORE RECOGNITION, INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO PUBLISH IN TOP REFEREED JOURNALS, AND ATTRACT MORE FUNDING AND EXTRAMURAL COLLABORATION FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN TROPICAL CROPS, BOTH ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL, MAINLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO FRUIT CROPS. IT WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN OUR WORKING GROUP AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHING IN THE COURSES TAUGHT BY DR. MORALES-PAYAN (AS MAIN LECTURER) AND HIS STUDENTS (AS TEACHING ASSISTANTS). ADDITIONALLY,THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TO PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE PRODUCTS (LECTURES, VIDEOS, LESSONS) FOR REMOTE EDUCATION IN ORGANIC TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND IN TROPICAL FRUIT CROPS PRODUCTION AND PHYSIOLOGY WILL GREATLY STRENGTHEN THE DEPARTMENTAL CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH ITS TEACHING GOALS BOTH FOR STUDENTS PHYSICALLY ON CAMPUS AND FOR STUDENTS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. REMOTE EDUCATION HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SHOWING THAT IT IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO REACH STUDENTS OFF CAMPUS.

DEVELOPMENT OF PUERTO RICOS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE DISTANCE EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY BUILDING

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES- FARM BILL ACTIVITIVES

DETECTION OF ANTHELMINTIC RESISTANCE IN NEMATODES INFECTING DAIRY HEIFERS AND EVALUATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS

IMPROVING SMALL RUMINANT NUTRITION, HEALTH AND CARCASS VALUE WITH TROPICAL FEED RESOURCES.

ESTABLISHING A FRUIT-FLY FREE ZONE IN PUERTO RICO I: FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.

ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (C.FLUMINEA) ON CYANOBACTERIA AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TOXINS IN TROPICAL RESERVOIRS.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF ERADICATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES

AN OUTBREAK OF INSECT SCALES AND DISEASES WAS OBSERVED IN TROPICAL FRUIT ORCHARDS AFTER THE ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES CAUSED BY HURRICANE MARIA IN PUERTO RICO. SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DEAD BRANCHES AND MANGO TREES DOWNED AS WELL AS OTHER FRUIT BEARING TREES WERE OBSERVED. THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO INVESTIGATE INSECT SCALES AND PATHOGENIC FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYMPTOMS. THE PROGRAM PRIORITIES EMPHASIZED IN OUR PROPOSAL ARE PLANT HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRODUCTS. THIS PROPOSAL SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM CRITERIA RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING: APPLICATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE OR NEW APPROACHES TO UNSOLVED CHALLENGES THAT RESULT IN DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS AND RAPID RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND UNANTICIPATED CHANGES AFFECTING AGRICULTURE. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) IDENTIFY SPECIES OF INSECT SCALES AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS, 2) DETERMINE THEIR ABUNDANCE AND THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THESE DISEASES AND PESTS, 3) DETERMINE THEIR POPULATION DYNAMICS ACCORDING TO PLANT PHENOLOGICAL STAGE, AND 4) STUDY THE INTERACTION BETWEEN INSECT SCALES AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS.

THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS FUNDS UNDER THE DEG PROGRAM TO DEVELOP HUMAN CAPITAL ON ONLINE EDUCATION ON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. IN RECENT YEARS, NIFA HAS SUPPORTED UPR-M PROJECTS TO CREATE THREE NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREE PROGRAMS: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRIBUSINESS, AND FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THAT THE NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST ONLINE DEGREE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO.THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO (UPR), THE PREMIER PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ISLAND, IS FACING UNPRECEDENTED BUDGET CUTS THAT CAN SEVERELY HAMPER THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS MISSION IF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ITS PROBLEMS ARE NOT PROMPTLY DEVISED AND IMPLEMENTED. THE POTENTIAL OF ONLINE EDUCATION FOR PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS STUDENTS NEED IN A COST-EFFECTI WAY TO COMPETE IN CHANGING LOCAL AND GLOBAL MARKETPLACES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY EXPERTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TRENDS. IN THE ONGOING PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THESE NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREES, WE REALIZED THAT WE NEED TO CREATE STRONG COMPLEMENTARITIES WITH THE OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE OF THE UPR-M. THEREFORE, THIS PROJECT WOULD LIKE TRAIN PROFESSORS IN ONLINE SKILLS AND PROVIDE EQUIPMENT TO THEM.THIS PROPOSAL HAS AS ITS PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE THE TRAINING OF SIXTEEN CAS PROFESSORS IN MOODLE PLATFORM TOOLS AND IN THE CAMTASIA SOFTWARE WITH THE SHORT TERM GOAL OF HELPING THEM INCORPORATE ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES INTO THEIR COURSES. IN THE LONG TERM, THIS PROJECT ALSO AIMS TO HELP THEM TRANSFORM GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, AND EXTENSION SHORT COURSES, TO AN ONLINE MODALITY. TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS, FUNDS ARE REQUESTED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAPTOPS, SOFTWARE LICENSES, STUDENT ASSISTANTSHIPS, AND FOR THE PROVISION OF A STIPEND TO EACH PARTICIPANT PROFESSOR. THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE OF THE CAS (COPLEA, FOR ITS SPANISH INITIALS) COMPOSED BY ITS BUDGET AND PLANNING DIRECTOR AND BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND TEACHING FACULTY OF THE CAS, IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROPOSAL&#39;S ELABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE APPROACH FOLLOWED IS IN LINE WITH THE DEG PROGRAM&#39;S "CHARACTERISTICS AND CONDITIONS" WHICH ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS TO "ACQUIRE EQUIPMENT", "PROVIDE TEACHER EDUCATION", AND PROVIDE "LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTRATORS...AND FACULTY... WITH INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION" (DEG RFP 2019).

POTYVIRIDAE IN PUERTO RICO CUCURBIT CROPS: DISTRIBUTION VARIATION AND GENETIC CONTROL

THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION MAINTAINS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM FINANCED BY MCINTIRE-STENNIS FUNDS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT RESEARCH ON USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES FOR REFORESTATION PROJECTS AND FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WA TERSHEDS RELATED TO FORESTS, ON THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF DEVELOPING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN FORESTS, AND ON ESTABLISHING USEFUL BASELINE DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS OF SELECTED FORESTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE PUERTO RICO PLANNING BOARD; RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS SURROUNDING THE FORESTS SELECTED FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; THE SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY; AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES INTERESTED IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS IN AREAS WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLY. ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE: (1) EXPERIMENTS WITH TECHNOLOGIES FOR OVERCOMING DROUGHT MORTALITY OF JUVENILE TREES IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS; (2)ANALYSES OF SEDIMENT IN THREE RESERVOIRS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1950 TO RECONSTRUCT THE ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION (>70 YR) OF THEIR WATERSHEDS AND ULTIMATELY USE THE INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A LOCAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLANNING OF SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO; (3) CHOICE EXPERIMENTS TO EXAMINE RESIDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SELECTED FORESTS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES OF DEVELOPING THE INTENDED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND (4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LONG-TERM, ECOLOGICAL RESEAR CH STATION FOR THE STUDY OF LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON AND BIODIVERSITY LINKAGES ON SERPENTINE SOILS, AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES MAY GAIN FROM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE STATION. DELIVERABLES FROM PROJECTS' ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIA L MEDIA), POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS; AN UPDATED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTAINING LAND COVER, SOIL, AND GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION LAYERS OF THE THREE MAJOR WATERSHEDS OF PUERTO RICO; PROOF-OF-CONCEPT OF UPSCALED EARTH-WATER DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY FOR JUVENILE TREE IRRIGATION AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN REMOTE ARID AND SEMIARID ENVIRONMENTS; AND INCREASED DOCUMENTATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON STORAGE CAPACITY AND BIODIVERSITY OF SERPENTINE SOILS IN THE CARIBBEAN. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF FORESTS ON THE ISLAND; THE INCORPORATION OF ECOLOGICAL TRADE-OFFS AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO; INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND USE OF SMALL COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WATER-VAPOR CONDENSATION DEVICES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE REFORESTATION IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS; AND INCREASED INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS FROM CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT FOREST LANDS CAN PROVIDE TO NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES.

THIS PROJECT WILL ACQUIRETECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRIBUSINESS, AND FOOD SCIENCE &AMP; TECHNOLOGY. IN RECENT YEARS, NIFA HAS SUPPORTED UPR-M PROJECTS TO CREATE THREE NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREE PROGRAMS: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS, FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THAT THE NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST ONLINE DEGREE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO.IN THE ONGOING PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THESE NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREES, WE REALIZED THAT THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF COURSE WORK AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ONLINE PROJECTS, SUCH AS A NEW ONLINE MASTER&#39;S DEGREE IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THESE MASTER&#39;S DEGREES IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS ALONE, WILL REQUIRE THE CREATION AND REVISION OF AT LEAST 30 ONLINE COURSES. AT PRESENT, THE UPR-M HAS ONLY ONE RECORDING STUDIO FOR ALL THE ONLINE COURSES OF THE CAMPUS AND OUR PROJECTS ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER ONLINE PROJECTS FROM OTHER FACULTIES.THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO ACQUIRE EQUIPMENT TO DEVELOP A NEW RECORDING STUDIOFOR ONLINE TEACHING, A DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASSROOM, NEW EQUIPMENT FOR OFF-CAMPUS RECORDINGAND SUPPORT TO DEVELOP 6 ONLINE COURSES. THIS OFF-CAMPUS RECORDING WILL GATHER EXPERIENCES FROM REAL-LIFE PRACTICE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRIBUSINESS, AND FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN RECORDING, EDITING, AND STUDIO PRACTICES FOR ONLINE TEACHING.

FARM BILL INITIATIVE: TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A INDUSTRY WID BIOLOGICAL CONTROL SYSTEM TO MITIGATE DAMAGE FROM COFFEE BERRY BORER.

MONITORING PROGRAM AND TRAINING SYSTEM TO DETECT EARLY SPREAD OF THE INVASIVE SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE SPECIES

POWDERY MILDEWS: INVASIVE AND EMERGING DISEASES IN THE TROPICS.

SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM

SPECIALTY CROPS BLOCK GRANT1. REVISE ACTIVITY 1.A2. DISCONTINUE ACTIVITY 1.B

THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CAPABILITIES FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE AND PRE-VET STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES USING SMALL RUMINANTS (SHEEP AND GOATS) AS MODELS. FOR EACH YEAR OF THE PROPOSED TEACHING/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, THREE TEAMS MADE UP OF PAIRS OF SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL SURVEY FOUR SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCERS IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ISLAND TO DEVELOP EXTENSION EXPERIENCES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TEAMWORK. STUDENTS WILL SUBMIT WRITTEN REPORTS ABOUT THEIR VISITS TO SHEEP OR GOAT FARMS AND WILL PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR IMPROVEMENT. BASED ON PRODUCER NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, EACH STUDENT WILL DEVELOP A RESEARCH PROTOCOL THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE MENTORING OF FACULTY COLLABORATORS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TRAINING IN SOFT SKILLS THROUGH A SERIES OF THREE COURSES/WORKSHOPS ON WORK ETHICS, EFFECTIVE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, AND HOW TO BECOME AN EXTENSION AGENT. THESE WILL BE OFFERED BY SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MAYAGUEZ CAMPUS STAFF. A SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO ATTRACT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY STUDENTS BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LEVEL FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTO THE UPRM ANIMAL SCIENCE AND PRE-VET PROGRAM THROUGH FIVE-DAY SUMMER CAMPS ADAPTED TO HIGH SCHOOL USING THE SAME ANIMAL MODELS USED BY UNDERGRADUATES. OUR THIRD OBJECTIVE IS TO ENHANCE STUDENTS&#39; EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM. A TRIP TO THE "CENTER FOR GOAT PRODUCTION IN THE GUATEMALAN HIGHLANDS" WILL BE ORGANIZED DURING TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

A CITRUS GREENING REHABILITATION PROGRAM

VALIDATE INFORMATION TO PREVENT DIRECT IMPACT EFFECT IN WETLNDS ECOSYSTEMS.

EFFECTS OF HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES ON UTERINE RECEPTORS FOR OVARIAN STEROIDS IN GESTATING PIGS

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

THE ACQUISITION OF AN ICP AND A MICROWAVE DIGESTION UNITS WILL PROVIDE THE SOIL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY AT UPRM MORE CAPABILITY AND VERSATILITY FOR AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, AND WILL FOSTER STUDENT KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD. THE ICP UNIT IS NECESSARY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF EXCHANGEABLE BASIC CATIONS, EXCHANGEABLE ALUMINUM, HEAVY METALS, AND MACRO AND MICRONUTRIENT CONTENT IN SOIL AND PLANT TISSUE. THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN THE ANALYSIS OF SOILS, WATER AND TISSUE SAMPLES AND ON THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT. THEY WILL ALSO LEARN THE TECHNIQUES FOR FIELD SAMPLING AND MANAGEMENT OF SAMPLES, SAMPLE PREPARATION, NUTRIENT EXTRACTION AND OTHER ANALYTICAL COMPONENTS, AND CORRELATE FIELD DATA WITH LABORATORY DATA. THE PROJECT INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY, SOIL CHEMISTRY, SOIL FERTILITY, SOIL MINERALOGY, SOIL AND WATER QUALITY, AND A GLOBAL GOAL OF HAVING BETTER QUALITY OF SOIL AND WATER, AND FOOD PRODUCTION. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN STUDENT CAPABILITY, KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS. AN INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL SAMPLING TECHNIQUES, SOIL ANALYSIS, APPLICABILITY OF CONCEPTS AND LEARNING THROUGH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WILL RESULT IN A MORE SOLID PROFESSIONAL IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.

MODELING AND CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES OVER HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES: MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA AND MIMOSA PELLITA IN P.R.

MITIGATE INVASICE PEST IN PUERTO RICO

THE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE HARRISIA CACTUS MEALYBUG BIOLOGICAL CONTROL PROGRAM BY PROVIDING MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF LEPTOMASTIDEA P

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE UDA&RSQUO;S OLD WORLD BOLLWORM PROGRAM AT THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN QUARANTINE & INVASIVE SPECIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO.

PUERTO RICO HAS ABOUT 4 MILLION SQUARE FEET IN VACANT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES RESULTING FROM A REDUCTION IN MANUFACTURING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. PR NEEDS TO RETHINK THE USE OF THIS PHYSICAL CAPITAL. WITH A SMALL INVESTMENT, ALL THESE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE AGAIN, BUT IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. INDOOR CROP PRODUCTION (ICP) SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO THE USE OF AN ENCLOSED, CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM USED TO GROW CROPS WITHOUT THE USE OF SOLAR LIGHT (OR SUPPLEMENTING SOLAR LIGHT WITH AN ARTIFICIAL SOURCE). SUCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED IN THE USA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES, WITH DOCUMENTED ADVANTAGES SUCH AS DECREASED HAND LABOR, REDUCED FLOOR SPACE, MINIMAL LOSES DUE TO PATHOGENS AND/OR INSECTS, AND INCREASE IN HARVEST CYCLES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT SEEKS TO GAIN HANDS-ON UNDERSTANDING OF ICP TECHNOLOGY AND DETERMINE ITS ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY FOR PUERTO RICO. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY INSTALLING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ICP TECHNOLOGY AND ESTABLISHING THE ICPLAB AT UPRM. THE FACILITY WILL BE OPERATED TO PRODUCE LETTUCE (I.E., TROPICANA VARIETY), A WELL UNDERSTOOD CROP, SO THAT EFFORTS CAN FOCUS ON OPTIMIZATION OF SYSTEMS PARAMETERS. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT SHOULD PROVE THE CONDITION UNDER WHICH ICP CAN BE PROFITABLE FOR PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURE. SUCH UNDERSTANDING SHALL ENABLE THE USE OF VACANT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO PRODUCE CROPS.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE INVASIVE WEED HYPARRHENIA RUFA

STRENGTHEN PUERTO RICOS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES PROGRAMS BY INTEGRATING PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES

TO RAPIDLY ASSESS TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE PESTS IN PUERTO RICO THAT THREATEN THE REGION

THIS GRANT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO - ESTACION EXPERIMENTAL AGRICOLA TO IMPLEMENT A PROJECT TO CREATE AWARENESS

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE FINA YEAR OF A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONFRONT INVASIVE PESTS ENTERING THE CARIBBEAN PATHWAY, USING P

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY TO APPLY CLASSICAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGAINST COFFEE BERRY BORER (CBB), A MAJOR PEST IN COFFEE PRODUCING AREAS WORLDWIDE. CBB HAS SP

MCINTIRE-STENNIS(M-S)COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

THE MAYAGUEZ CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO (UPRM) IS A HISPANIC SERVING LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. THE FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FST) MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM RESIDES WITHIN THE CAS AND OFFERS A MASTER DEGREE WITH THESIS. FOR THE 2013 TO 2017 TIME-PERIOD, THE FST GRADUATE STUDENT POPULATION GREW FROM 30 TO 62; AN INCREASE FROM 23% TO 30% OF THE TOTAL CAS GRADUATE STUDENT POPULATION. ADMISSION DATA SHOW THAT, DESPITE THE INTEREST IN THE FST PROGRAM, APPLICANTS ARE TURNED AWAY EVEN THOUGH THEY MEET THE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. DURING A RECENT INTROSPECTION EFFORT, FST PROGRAM FACULTY IDENTIFIED THAT, THOUGH CURRENT LAB CAPABILITIES ARE APPROPRIATE, THEY ARE THE LIMITING FACTOR TO ADMITTING MORE STUDENTS. IN CONTRAST, GRADUATE COURSES HAVE PLENTY OF CAPACITY TO RECEIVE MORE STUDENTS. FACULTY CONCLUDED THAT OFFERING NON-THESIS OPTIONS TO THE CURRENT MASTER DEGREE CAN BE A MEANS TO ADDRESS THE INTERESTS OF THE STILL GROWING POPULATION OF STUDENTS STRIVING TO PURSUE CAREERS IN FST. THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF SUCH PROPOSAL IDENTIFIED A PORTION OF THE TARGET MARKET COMPRISED OF WORKING PROFESSIONALS, BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS, THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM THE DEGREE BEING OFFERED ONLINE. THUS, THE CURRENT PROJECT PROPOSES TO STRENGTHEN UPRM CAPABILITY TO CARRY OUT RESIDENT INSTRUCTION, CURRICULUM, AND TEACHING PROGRAMS IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY. SPECIFICALLY, THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO ENABLE FST FACULTY CAPACITY TO OFFER THEIR COURSES ONLINE AND FACILITATE THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS OF CURRENT COURSES TO ONLINE VERSIONS. ACHIEVEMENT OF SUCH OBJECTIVE STARTS WITH AN ASSESSMENT BASED REVISION OF CURRENT COURSES AND CURRICULUM, AND TRAINING OF FST FACULTY IN ONLINE TEACHING TOOLS. ONCE TRAINED, FST FACULTY TRANSFORMS ASSESSMENT-BASED UPDATED COURSES TO ONLINE VERSIONS. CONCURRENTLY, FST TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO SUPPORT COURSE TRANSFORMATION AND TEACHING.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ENTITLED CITIZEN MONITORING OF WATER SANITATION IN A RURAL PUERTO RICO WATERSHED IS TO INCREASE PUB

MCINTIRE STENNIS (M-S) COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM- CAPACITY RFA

PROVIDE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE FARM BILL PALM COMMODITY

INSECT REARING TO SUPPORT OWB RESEARCH P

FY17 INSECT REARING TO SUPPORT OWB RESEA

IMPROVING QUALITY PRACTICES COFFEE MKTS

MCINTIRE STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

MCINTIRE-STENNIS RESEARCH

PR FY17 PALM SURVEY FARM BILL PROJECT 1S

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL DEVELOPMENT FORTHE HA

TO REAR COLONIES OF HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA, OLD WORD BOLLWORM (OWB) AND HELICOVERPA ZEA TO SUPPORT OWB ERADICATION PROGRAMS IN PUERTO RICO AND FLORIDA

FIELD GUIDE OF FOREST INSECT PEST AND OTHER ARTHROPODS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH FY2021 APPLICATION

AGRICULTURE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM HONDURAS

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION MAINTAINS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM FINANCED BY MCINTIRE-STENNIS FUNDS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT RESEARCH ON USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES FOR REFORESTATION PROJECTS AND FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WA TERSHEDS RELATED TO FORESTS, ON THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF DEVELOPING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN FORESTS, AND ON ESTABLISHING USEFUL BASELINE DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS OF SELECTED FORESTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE PUERTO RICO PLANNING BOARD; RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS SURROUNDING THE FORESTS SELECTED FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; THE SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY; AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES INTERESTED IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS IN AREAS WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLY. ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE: (1) EXPERIMENTS WITH TECHNOLOGIES FOR OVERCOMING DROUGHT MORTALITY OF JUVENILE TREES IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS; (2)ANALYSES OF SEDIMENT IN THREE RESERVOIRS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1950 TO RECONSTRUCT THE ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION (>70 YR) OF THEIR WATERSHEDS AND ULTIMATELY USE THE INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A LOCAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLANNING OF SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO; (3) CHOICE EXPERIMENTS TO EXAMINE RESIDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SELECTED FORESTS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES OF DEVELOPING THE INTENDED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND (4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LONG-TERM, ECOLOGICAL RESEAR CH STATION FOR THE STUDY OF LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON AND BIODIVERSITY LINKAGES ON SERPENTINE SOILS, AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES MAY GAIN FROM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE STATION. DELIVERABLES FROM PROJECTS' ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS (NEWSPAPERS, PODCASTS, SOCIA L MEDIA), POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS; AN UPDATED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTAINING LAND COVER, SOIL, AND GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION LAYERS OF THE THREE MAJOR WATERSHEDS OF PUERTO RICO; PROOF-OF-CONCEPT OF UPSCALED EARTH-WATER DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY FOR JUVENILE TREE IRRIGATION AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN REMOTE ARID AND SEMIARID ENVIRONMENTS; AND INCREASED DOCUMENTATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON STORAGE CAPACITY AND BIODIVERSITY OF SERPENTINE SOILS IN THE CARIBBEAN. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF FORESTS ON THE ISLAND; THE INCORPORATION OF ECOLOGICAL TRADE-OFFS AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO; INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND USE OF SMALL COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WATER-VAPOR CONDENSATION DEVICES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE REFORESTATION IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS; AND INCREASED INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS FROM CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT FOREST LANDS CAN PROVIDE TO NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES.

SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COFFEE BERRY BORER IN HAWAII ANDPUERTO RICO WITH EMPHASIS ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION MAINTAINS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM FINANCED BY MCINTIRE-STENNIS FUNDS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT RESEARCH ON USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES FOR REFORESTATION PROJECTS AND FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WA TERSHEDS RELATED TO FORESTS, ON THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF DEVELOPING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN FORESTS, AND ON ESTABLISHING USEFUL BASELINE DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS OF SELECTED FORESTS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE PUERTO RICO PLANNING BOARD; RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS SURROUNDING THE FORESTS SELECTED FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; THE SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY; AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES INTERESTED IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS IN AREAS WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLY. ACTIVITIES PLANNED INCLUDE: 1-EXPERIMENTS WITH TECHNOLOGIES FOR OVERCOMING DROUGHT MORTALITY OF JUVENILE TREES IN REFORESTATION PROJECTS; 2- ANALYSES OF SEDIMENT IN THREE RESERVOIRS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1950 TO RECONSTRUCT THE ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION (>70 YR) OF THEIR WATERSHEDS AND ULTIMATELY USE THE INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A LOCAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLANNING OF SUSTAINABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PUERTO RICO; 3-CHOICE EXPERIMENTS TO EXAMINE RESIDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SELECTED FORESTS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES OF DEVELOPING THE INTENDED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND 4-THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LONG-TERM, ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION FOR THE STUDY OF LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON AND BIODIVERSITY LINKAGES ON SERPENTINE SOILS, AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS NEIGHBORING C OMMUNITIES MAY GAIN FROM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE STATION. DELIVERABLES FROM PROJECTS' ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND POPULAR MEDIA OUTLETS, POSTERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS DEPICTING PROJECT RESULTS; AN UPDATED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTAINING LAND COVER, SOIL, AND GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION LAYERS OF THE THREE MAJOR WATERSHEDS OF PUERTO RICO; PROOF-OF-CONCEPT OF UPSCALED EARTH-WATER DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY FOR JUVENILE TREE IRRIGATION AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION; AND INCREASED DOCUMENTATION OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAND COVER CHANGE, CARBON STORAGE CAPACITY AND BIODIVERSITY.

DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY CONTROLS SYSTEM

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL PROGRAM OF CACTUS MOTH THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ITS NON-INDIGENOUS NATURAL ENEMIES.

MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY AUDIT GRANTS

PUERTO RICO NURSERY

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

AP19PPQS&T00C154

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR FORESTED LANDS IN PUERTO RICO A REVIEW AND COMPENDIUM

MCINTIRE-STENNIS (M-S) COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAM