Virginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment

The research team is developing climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices that enable more effective and adaptive decision-making as part of our nation’s agricultural priorities. Photo courtesy of USDA.

Virginia Tech researchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture (CAIA) and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation(VT-ARC) were awarded a $750,000 grant by the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator program to enhance vegetable production and food security in the commonwealth.

The Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics is a partner on this project. Read full story here.