From major U.S. agriculture sites to subsistence farming in developing nations, Gund scholars work to feed the planet while protecting the natural systems that agriculture requires.
Gund agricultural research includes climate-smart tools and techniques for farmers and policy-makers, climate impacts on key crops, tracking and reduction of GHGs and excess fertilizer minerals, declines of bees and other crop pollinators, reduction of pollution and water use, agroecology, GMO policy.
Our Sustainable Agriculture efforts relate closely with our work on climate solutions, resilient communities and health and well-being.
Select Projects
- U.S. agricultural nitrogen hotspots (Niles, Roy)
- Farm phosphorus water pollution (Erickson, Rizzo, Wemple, BREE)
- Low-carbon agriculture (Wollenberg, Adair, Barbieri)
- Bee declines and crop pollination (Ricketts)
- Milkweed commercialization (Darby, Galford)
- Agroecology and farm worker food security (Mendez)
