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DIVISION
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES This
is a monthly publication of announcements of funding opportunities. For
more information, please contact Adele Tongco (adel@okstate.edu) at 4-5398
in Ag Hall 139 or Jan Madole (jkd1703@okstate.edu) at 4-7196.
More information about each announcement is accessible on the Internet
(see URL listed with each opportunity to view full record). ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Check off Research Program Sponsor:
United Soybean Board (USB) Abstract: The Soybean Check off is based on a rate of 0.5 percent of the market price per bushel sold of soybean, paid by soybean farmers across the nation. Half of the farmers’ funds go to work at the state level, supporting marketing and research programs right where their beans are grown. The other half is forwarded to the United Soybean Board (USB), where it is invested in five major areas: International Marketing, Domestic Marketing, New Uses, Production, and Communications. The USB is a farmer-led organization, with 62 farmer-directors investing in more than 350 marketing and research projects annually. These directors are nominated by their farmer-volunteer Qualified State Soybean Boards and appointed by the U.S. secretary of agriculture. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=30482 ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Programme N09 - Food Acceptability and Choice (RRD8/N09/C) Sponsor:
Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Research and Survey Requirements Deadline:
July 12, 2002 Abstract:
The Food Standards Agency commissions research covering the whole range of its
research and survey activities to investigate specific issues. It uses the
findings from this work both to develop its policies and to assess their
effectiveness or to develop research where policy changes require new knowledge.
The agency's research programme supports its work on consumer protection, and
covers a wide variety of topics including food safety (including toxicology and
food intolerance), nutrition, food authenticity, food quality issues, and risk
communication. The Food Acceptability and Choice Programme is aimed at
understanding the basis upon which consumers make food choices and quantify the
influence of these factors on the determination of choices. An important aspect
of this programme is the determination of factors that may inhibit sensible
dietary choices and how these barriers may be overcome. Many factors influence
individual’s food choice. These are summarized in the socio-economic model of
health developed by Dahlgren & Whitehead (1991). Specific components that
impact upon food choice are facts, life skills, social influences, access, and
overcoming barriers. This programme is important in addressing different aspects
of each of these as they interact within the daily life of the population. The
need to understand the issues that influence food choice and acceptability are
central to overcoming barriers to dietary behavior change and form an important
part of the agency’s nutrition strategy. The learning from this work is
essential to ensuring appropriate policy development by the Food Standards
Agency as well as providing advice to the agency's colleagues in other
government departments, pan-Europe, and internationally. Research proposals are
invited to present a written review of the evidence on the psychosocial basis of
food choice, identifying factors that can be used to influence positive food
choices, examples of where positive changes have been achieved, and gaps in the
evidence base. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=70800 ~~~~~~~~~ Topic:
Uganda Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (Amendment) Sponsor:
Agency for International Development Abstract: The solicitation will seek proposals to design and implement the Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) through a cost reimbursement contract for a period of five years, including the initial design phase. This activity will build on the successful approaches and results of current activities and those nearing completion, which were begun in the period prior to the new ISP..... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=11612~~~~~~~~~ Title: Research and Education Program Sponsor:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education (SARE) and Southern Region - SARE Deadline:
August 30, 2002 Amount:
$175,000 Abstract:
The Southern Region U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Program on Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is requesting pre proposals for
research and education activities that address issues of sustainable agriculture
of current and potential importance to the region and nation. Sustainable
agriculture is an integrated system of plant and animal production practices
having a site-specific application that will, over the long-term: satisfy human
food and fiber needs; enhance environmental quality and the natural resource
base upon which the agriculture economy depends; make the most use of
nonrenewable resources and on-farm resources, and integrate, where appropriate,
natural biological cycles and controls; sustain the economic viability of farm
operations; and enhance the quality of life for farmers and ranchers, and
society as a whole. The objective of the SARE program is to enable the full
spectrum of farmers and ranchers to move profitably toward production systems
compatible with the concept of sustainable agriculture. Specific objectives are:
to promote good stewardship of the nation's natural resources by providing site
specific and profitable sustainable farming and ranching methods that strengthen
agricultural competitiveness; satisfy human food and fiber needs; maintain and
enhance the quality and productivity of the soil; conserve soil, water, energy,
natural resources, and fish and wildlife habitat; protect endangered species;
maintain and improve the quality of surface and groundwater; protect the health
and safety of persons involved in the food or farm system; enhance the quality
of life for farmers or ranchers and society as a whole, in part by increasing
income and employment - especially profitable self-employment opportunities in
agriculture and rural communities; strengthen the family farm system of
agriculture, a system characterized by small- and moderate-sized farms that are
principally owner operated; promote crop, livestock, and enterprise
diversification and the well-being of animals; and strengthen rural communities
by creating economic conditions, including value-added products that foster
locally owned business and employment opportunities. Project outcomes must
address economic, environmental, and social issues, focusing on developing
sustainable agriculture systems or moving existing systems toward sustainable
agriculture as defined in the 1990 Farm Bill. The project's central purpose
should be research based with an educational or outreach component to extend the
project findings to the public.The SARE program encourages a system-oriented
approach to all priority areas in 2003. URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=34610 ~~~~~~~~~ Title:
Grants Sponsor:
Newman's Own and Newman's Own Organics Deadline:
September 01, 2002 Abstract:
Newman's Own Organics donates 100 percent of its after-tax profits to charitable
causes. Some of the charities to which Newman's Own Organics has contributed
include the following: ·
Organic Farming Research Foundation ·
University of California Santa Cruz Farm and Garden Project ·
Predatory Bird Research Group ·
Habitat for Humanity ·
Western Environmental Law Center (Taos, New Mexico) ·
Grand Canyon River Guides ·
Rainforest Action Network ·
Western Environmental Alliance ·
H. Wallace Institute for Alternative Ag (Greenbelt, MD) ·
Environmental Protection Information Center ·
United Plant Savers (natural medicinal plants, Vermont) URL:
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=61995 Agriculture
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