Abstract #207

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Research funding opportunities available through Foundation For Food and Agricultural Research.
Christopher Mallett*1,2, 1Cargill, Wayzata, MN, 2Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research, Washington, DC.

The objective of this presentation will be to give an overview of the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) and research funding opportunities available through the foundation. Authorized by Congress as part of the 2014 Farm Bill, the foundation operates as a non-profit corporation seeking and accepting private donations to fund research activities that focus on problems of national and international significance. The US Congress provided $200 million for the Foundation, which must be matched by non-federal funds as the Foundation identifies and approves projects. The foundation will leverage public and private resources to increase scientific and technological research. Research funded by the FFAR is addressing issues including plant and animal health; food safety, nutrition and health; renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; agricultural and food security; and agriculture systems and technology.

Key Words: USDA, Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR), research funding

Speaker Bio
Dr. Christopher Mallett is corporate vice president for research and development at Cargill and a board member of Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research.  With a doctorate in chemistry from Oxford University and five years of post-doctorate research in Austria and Australia, Dr. Mallett has extensive experience in the food, nutrition, agribusiness and biotechnology sectors. Most recently, he was chief technology officer at Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited, a global consumer products and food ingredients company based in Auckland, New Zealand, where he developed and helped implement a strategy of growth based on technology-enabled innovation. He also led the formation of partnerships with major customers in the United States, Europe and Australia. Prior to that, he was the deputy chief executive of CSIRO, a global scientific research institute in Australia, where he was responsible for its 2,000-plus staff in food and nutrition, agribusiness and biotechnology. Dr. Mallett also has led major development units with Unilever in England and Holland. Born in the United Kingdom, Dr. Mallett has lived and worked in Australia, Austria, Holland, New Zealand and the United States.