National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is a U.S. Federal government body whose creation was mandated in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. It is intended to consolidate all federally funded agricultural research, and will be subordinate to the Department of Agriculture. It replaced the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service in 2009.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is a U.S. Federal government body whose creation was mandated in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. It is intended to consolidate all federally funded agricultural research, and will be subordinate to the Department of Agriculture. It replaced the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service in 2009.