National Institute of Food and Agriculture Grant Aims to Assure Food Safety in Urban Gardens of Detroit
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 15:30
in Earth & Climate
A team of researchers led by Wayne State University has recently launched an initiative to determine the prevalence of contaminants in urban agriculture soil in Detroit, establish linkages among the contaminants and identify the agricultural risk factors for the contamination. The team was recently awarded more than $293,000 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture for the project, "An integrated approach to ensuring food safety and sustainability in urban agriculture in the greater Detroit area."