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International Phytobiomes Alliance

N/A, MO, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Market Research

The mission of the International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research is to establish a science and technology foundation for site-specific, phytobiome-based enhancement of the sustainable production of food, feed, and fiber. Phytobiomes consist of all organisms living in, on, or around plants (e.g., microbes, viruses, animals, other plants), and the environment. In establishing the foundation, the corporation shall support research efforts that (1) explore the individual components and their interactions of agriculturally important phytobiomes, (2) integrate phytobiome system-based knowledge, resources, and tools, (3) promote a systems level approach to production; (4) optimize phytobiome-based site-appropriate solutions, (5) apply phytobiome-based solutions in next generation precision agriculture to sustain enhanced food, feed, and fiber production worldwide, and (6) educate and engage scientists and society We are an industry-academic collaborative corporation focused on building a phytobiome-based foundation for accelerating the sustainable production of food, feed, and fiber and assuring food security and are currently seeking 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. The corporation will facilitate and coordinate international efforts toward expanding phytobiomes research consistent initially with the Phytobiomes Roadmap that was released in February 2016.