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Philanthropic investment will accelerate the growth and long-term success of the Agriculture and National Security Project, enabling ASU to:
- Institutionalize scenario-based wargaming, helping government, industry and academic leaders anticipate and respond to hybrid threats to the U.S. food system.
- Advance education and workforce development by launching new graduate-level courses, public-facing learning platforms and interdisciplinary training programs that prepare future leaders in security, agriculture and public policy.
- Develop and deploy dual-use technologies, including modular drones that provide both agricultural diagnostics (e.g. soil and crop monitoring) and humanitarian capabilities (e.g. landmine detection) to support post-conflict recovery in regions like Ukraine that are critical to global food systems.
- Scale climate-resilient farming solutions through applied research pilots focused on soil health, water efficiency and carbon sequestration in arid environments.
- Build national networks and policy capacity by convening cross-sector working groups, producing policy briefs and threat assessments, and hosting the annual Agriculture and National Security Conference to shape the future of food system defense.