NSF awards $36.6 million in new food-energy-water system grants

NSF awards $36.6 million in new food-energy-water system grants 09/19/2017 12:15 PM EDT The number of humans alive on our planet today is some 7.5 billion. By 2087, projections show, 11 billion people will be living on Earth. How will we continue to have a sustainable supply of food, energy and water, and protect the ecosystems that provide essential "services" for humans? To help answer these questions, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to award ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=242998&WT.mc_id=USNSF_58&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News - Geosciences item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111