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The Case for AgARDA - Institute for Progress

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Once the leader in farm innovation, the U.S. government increasingly neglects agricultural R&D. American farm productivity growth is slowing, and the U.S. is losing ground to competitors such as China, India, and Brazil. Agricultural output needs to speed up to meet growing global demand, and disasters such as conflict-induced supply chain disruptions, pandemics, agricultural pests and diseases, and climate change threaten conventional production. A large suite of potential innovations could address these threats, but many risk failing to reach the market without a concerted effort to take longshot bets on early stage technologies. In defense, emergency medicine, and energy, the federal government has successfully implemented a distinctive funding model to do just this. Advanced Research Project/Development Agencies (ARPAs or ARDAs) are designed to tackle important technological challenges that require focus and agility that other programs lack. The 2018 Farm Bill authorized $50 millio

Content Introduction Problems in Agricultural R&D and Productivity Growth Advantages of the ARPA Model to Agriculture Strategic Goals for AgARDA Learning from other ARPAs Representative Technologies Lessons for AgARDA Introduction Once the leader in farm innovation, the U.S. government increasingly neglects agricultural R&D. American farm productivity growth is slowing , and the U.S. is losing ground to competitors such as China, India, and Brazil. Agricultural output needs to speed up to meet growing global demand , and disasters such as conflict-induced supply chain disruptions, pandemics, a

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