NIFA Invests $7.3M in Inter-Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems

The Inter Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems (IDEAS) program seeks to bridge traditional disciplinary divides to address complex issues in animal agriculture and aquaculture. Projects funded through this Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program integrate knowledge and methods from diverse disciplines in novel, integrative ways to solve pressing questions in food animal production. The IDEAS program addresses the complexity of social, cultural, environmental, economic, and technologic challenges facing the food and agriculture system in the United States today by funding applied science that occurs at the intersection of multiple disciplines.