Delaware State University

Through a Consultation Process, Delaware Established the Critical Issues That Harmonize With the National Usda Food, Agriculture, Natural Recourses, and Human Sciences Strategic Goals. These Issues Include But Are Not Limited to: (1) a Safe <(>&<)> Secure Food Supply for Human Nutrition and Health (nutrition and Wellness) to Get More Minority Students' Involvement in Food Safety Education to Help Address the Food Safety Issues for Both Producers and Consumers. Addressing These Concerns Will Help to Generate Highly Skilled Professionals Required to Revolutionize and Meet Regulatory Directives and Consumer Needs, and to Incorporate Science Into Global Standards; 2) Environmental Stewardship in a Changing Climate Is Another Area Dsu Is Playing a Role to Contribute to the Understanding of How to Conserve, Protect, and Create a More Sustainable Environment as Well as the Value of Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Services Provided by Different Wildlife to Ensure Sustainable and Abundant Foodsupply for the U.s. and the World; and 3) Sustainable Production Systems for Agricultural and Urban Landscapes. Understanding Where in the Landscape That Both Environmental Impacts (such as From Agriculture, Development, and Climate Change) and Ecosystem Services (benefits to Humans) Occur Can Help Us Plan for More Sustainable Futures. the Current Biomass Pre-treatment Technologies Such as Diluted Acid and Hot Water Employed to Remove Lignin From L Ignocellulosic Biomasses (lignin Recalcitrance) Are Expensive and Not Cost Effective to Be Deployed in Commercial Scale. Our Program Is Leveraging Molecular Biotechnology Approaches to Address Both Lignin Recalcitrance and Nutrient Deficiencies. This Initiative Helps to Support Energy Security and the Development of the Bioeconomy From Renewable Natural Resources in the U.s. These Research Projects Are Focused on Developing Interventions and Strategies for Adaptation to Global Climate Change and Accelerate Their Delivery of Best Practices to Limited Resource Farmers and Landowners in the State of Delaware and the Nation.