The U.S. National Science Foundation, in coordination with partner agencies from Australia, India and Japan, today announced the first cohort of awards made under the Advancing Innovations for Empowering NextGen AGriculturE (AI-ENGAGE) initiative. This $2.4 million investment supports six international research projects that will harness artificial intelligence and critical emerging technologies to empower farmers and strengthen agricultural resilience across the United States and Indo-Pacific region.
AI-ENGAGE is a landmark collaboration between NSF, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia, the Japan Science and Technology Agency, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Harnessing global research expertise, we seek partners in areas in which we have shared goals to benefit the respective nations. This effort represents a signature achievement of the Quad, demonstrating how the four nations' shared commitment to critical and emerging technologies research can transform agriculture to address pressing global challenges.
The initiative fulfills a commitment to leverage emerging technologies for agricultural innovation. By focusing on AI-enabled scientific discovery in the agricultural sector, these projects advance the administration's goals of boosting national productivity and solving pressing societal challenges.
Source : nsf.gov