Mission Statement

Enhance the economic viability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture by maintaining the quality of harvested agricultural commodities or otherwise enhancing their marketability, meeting consumer needs, developing environmentally friendly and efficient processing concepts, and expanding domestic and global market opportunities through the development of value-added food and nonfood technologies and products, except energy and fuels.

Program Vision

Research is focused on developing knowledge and technology for crop and animal product quality measurement and maintenance or enhancement during storage, processing and marketing; commodity and co-product into value-added materials; and new specialty products from crop and animals.

Program Components

1.  Foods

2.  Fibers

3.  Biobased Products