FEW Workshop: Water- and Energy-efficient Food Production: Solutions for America's Bread Basket

FEW 研讨会：节水和节能食品生产：美国面包篮的解决方案

• 批准号: 1541868
• 负责人: Mary Rezac
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Kansas State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1541868&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FEW; Workshop; Water; Energy; efficient

1541868RezacThe Central Great Plains is an agricultural powerhouse fueled in part by the great tracks of aquifer water that provide irrigation in the otherwise semi-arid region. As the temperature in the region rises, rainfall declines or holds steady, and the aquifer resources are depleted, it will be necessary to develop new crop varietals, water and fertilizer technologies, and policies to ensure the continued production of food in this changing environment. Kansas State University has a strong history of research excellence in questions relating to the food/water and energy/water intersections. The objective of this project is to host a workshop that will develop research priorities related to water- and energy-efficient food production in the Central Great Plains.Kansas State has partnered with researchers from industry and national laboratories to organize a workshop to examine the food/energy/water trilemma. The workshop will prioritize the research tasks to be completed to ensure food availability in the future and it will create opportunities to strengthen research team development to respond to these challenges. The workshop will address the following topical areas deemed critical for system success: (1) models to predict water availability and how it is utilized in crop growth; (2) technologies and practices that maximize residential, agricultural, and commercial water quality and utilization efficiency; (3) energy-efficient fertilizer production and application techniques; (4) technology for the recovery of nitrogen and phosphorous from swine and beef operations while producing clean water and/or energy; (5) genetic understanding for the development of drought tolerant crops; and, (6) socio-economic factors influencing consumer behavior. The workshop will be attended by researchers, government agencies, producer groups, consumers, and policy makers. Research leaders from other institutions inside and outside the Central Great Plains and other stakeholders will be invited to attend the conference and contribute to the development of the research priority statements. The project seeks funding to support the travel for 20 key researchers and the meeting costs for 70 total participants. The meeting will be held in Manhattan, Kansas and timed to complement the existing Kansas Governor's Conference on the Future of Water.

1541868雷扎克中部大平原是一个农业发电站，部分原因是地下蓄水层的巨大水道为半干旱地区提供了灌溉。随着该地区气温上升，降雨量下降或保持稳定，以及含水层资源枯竭，有必要开发新的作物品种、水和肥料技术以及政策，以确保在这种不断变化的环境中继续生产粮食。堪萨斯州立大学在与食品/水和能源/水交叉点有关的问题上有着悠久的研究历史。该项目的目标是主办一个研讨会，制定与中部大平原地区节水和节能粮食生产有关的研究优先事项。堪萨斯州与工业界和国家实验室的研究人员合作，组织一个研讨会，研究粮食/能源/水三元困境。研讨会将优先考虑为确保未来粮食供应而需完成的研究任务，并将为加强研究团队发展以应对这些挑战创造机会。研讨会将讨论被认为对系统成功至关重要的以下专题领域：（1）预测水资源可用性以及如何在作物生长中利用水资源的模型;（2）最大限度地提高住宅、农业和商业用水质量和利用效率的技术和做法;（3）节能化肥生产和应用技术;（4）在生产清洁水和/或能源的同时，从猪和牛肉生产中回收氮和磷的技术;（5）对耐旱作物开发的遗传理解;（6）影响消费者行为的社会经济因素。研讨会将由研究人员、政府机构、生产者团体、消费者和决策者参加。来自中原内外其他机构的研究领导人和其他利益相关者将被邀请参加会议，并为研究优先声明的制定做出贡献。该项目寻求资金，以支持20名主要研究人员的差旅费和总共70名与会者的会议费用。会议将在堪萨斯的曼哈顿举行，时间安排是为了补充现有的堪萨斯州长关于水的未来的会议。