According to a report from the University of Arizona's Southwest Center, the agricultural industry, legislatures, tribal and water experts need to find a way together to switch to and foster more environmentally-friendly agriculture practices in order to keep the industry strong in Arizona.
The Arizona Partnership for Climate-Smart Food Crops will promote climate-smart food production practices and help farmers reduce water consumption and carbon emissions.
The USDA has granted two Arizona groups almost $5 million each to support efforts to increase climate-smart agriculture.One is led by the University of Arizona, and the other involves all three state universities.The $4.9 million Climate-Smart Agriculture Best Management Practices Pilot Project will work to reduce pesticides and fertilizers, shrink the acreage tilled for
USDA awards over $4.7M to integrate both time-tried techniques and desert crops from arid regions into inventive agricultural practices and technologies that will lead to a more resilient food future.