Balanced and Integrated Supply Chains

Balanced and Integrated Supply Chains - Exploring, creating, and testing balanced and integrated supply chains from local to global scales in ways that increase access, food safety and transparency.

Specific research questions answered: What new logistics, distribution methods, policy incentives and other practices can we discover that lead to value and supply chains that are integrated across scales from local to global to improve food access, safety, security, transparency, and ultimately food system sustainability?

Funding Opportunities

Current
- NSF S&CC RCN, USDA Community Food Projects, Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research, Linkage and Leverage investments (2016-17: William MacDonald, Kip Curtis, Michelle Kaiser; 2017-18: Mattijs van Maasakkers, Melanie Ivey)

Potential
- NSF Smart and Connected Communities
- USDA NIFA OREI
- USDA Community Food Project
- Industry contracts

Faculty
John Gray, Wuyang Hu, Ajay Shah, Jill Clark, Vince Castillo, Jennifer Garner, Shoshanah Inwood, Kip Curtis, Neal Hooker, Michelle Kaiser, Deanna Wilkinson and Bernadette Hanlon

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