Intersections with food production, supply chains, and sustainability
The federal government has many priorities around US farming, rural development, food production, food manufacturing, and supply chains (9, 156, 157). Nutrition research intersects with each of these, such as on how to increase production of and access to affordable, healthful food; develop technologies and collaborations to produce new high-value products for farmers and food manufacturers; foster public–private partnerships for innovation and adoption of novel technologies; and expand technology development and other entrepreneurship efforts between academic institutions and small businesses (147). As summarized in earlier sections, fundamental research questions are also emerging on how food production jointly intersects with human and planetary health, including effects of different strategies for plant and animal breeding, livestock and farming practices, regenerative agriculture, production of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, and cellular agriculture (11, 156, 273).