The University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences (CFANS) is supporting the Stakman-Borlaug Center with the creation of the 9 Billion and Counting, 9B+, speaker series that will foster cross-cultural communication and engagement between our CFANS community and the many international scholars that are a part of our broad international community. Today more than ever before, the challenges to food security are complex.
To cultivate connections between people, plants, food and the environment through research-based education and outreach.
In the face of global climate change, the world needs crops that are able to withstand pests and diseases while maintaining steady yields, even when challenged with environmental stresses like extreme temperature and drou
To produce enough food to feed the world while protecting the environment, the SBC brings together and enables research teams to find innovative and sustainable research-based solutions to crop produc
The Stakman-Borlaug Center unites plant health experts from the University of Minnesota, other institutions, industry partners and stakeholder groups to provide science-based solutions that solve challenges to global crop production and ecosystem health. The SBC provides research, outreach, and education leadership in three priority areas:
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The SBC brings together University of Minnesota plant health experts from 11 different disciplines:
The Stakman-Borlaug Center (SBC) for Sustainable Plant Health builds on the vision of University of Minnesota scientists Elvin C. Stakman, a pioneer in the field of plant pathology, and his mentee Norman E.
More than ever before, today’s challenges to food security are complex.