NSF awards $36.6 million in new food-energy-water system grants
(WorldNews Environment)

News Release 17-093 New research into how to provide food, energy and water security for Earth`s increasing population Farmland has a role in meeting increasing food and bioenergy demands in sustainable ways. September 19, 2017 The number of humans alive on our planet today is some 7.5 billion. By 2087, projections show, 11 billion people will be living on Earth. How will we continue to have a sustainable supply of food, energy and water, and protect the ecosystems that provide essential `services` for humans? To help answer these questions, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture`s National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to...