Kansas State University has received a $37 million grant to improve production of cereal crops for countries that face food insecurity.
The award will be used to create a lab designed to advance breeding and genetics of sorghum, millet, wheat and rice. The Feed the Future Climate Resilient Cereals Lab (CRCIL) includes US and international partners that will collaborate to help improve nutritional security. $22 million of the award will support interdisciplinary research and other activities.