Mission

NCFAR serves as a unified voice supporting federal investment in the USDA Research, Education, and Economics (REE) enterprise because this USDA mission area underlies the tools necessary to build resiliency for humanity’s most basic needs. The connections between agriculture, food, and nutrition are inescapable and define mission readiness for all Americans in their daily lives. Investments in research infrastructure are a generational down payment to secure our future and will help fill critical gaps in research, education, economics, and Extension for the entire food system.