Almond Board of California commits 4.7 million dollars to an innovation-fueled future

Through this program, ABC is investing USD 4.7 m in 82 independent, third-party research projects exploring next-generation farming and sustainability practices.

Almond Board-funded research and the improvement opportunities it represents for almond growers is strengthened with grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant  Program and State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program.

Altogether, funding covers a range of areas including irrigation efficiency, air quality and honey bee health. Through ABC, the California almond community has invested USD 60 m to build a foundation of research on environmental, production and other issues to continually evolve best practices. This effort includes the Accelerated Innovation Management (AIM) program and was celebrated at the recent Almond Conference in a short film.