The US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced three grants to improve food security by reducing livestock losses to insects and diseases.
The $3m grants have been awarded to researchers in US Universities such as Mississippi State University, Ohio State University, University of Vermont.
It will cover research on alternatives to antimicrobials, such as improved vaccines, in a bid to minimise its use.
NIFA director Sonny Ramaswamy said: "These grants will allow scientists to discover the new tools and technologies necessary to deal with the threats insects and pathogens pose to livestock production in our nation, which ultimately benefit consumers through abundant, affordable food."
USDA's antimicrobial resistance (AMR) activities focus on surveillance; research and development; and education, extension, and outreach.
This financial support was made through NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which is aimed to support research, education, and Extension work that address key problems of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture.
Recently, NIFA awarded a $4.9m grant to a researcher from University of Maine to develop a novel approach of using non-thermal technologies to control microbial contamination of low-moisture foods.
