Every day, nearly a billion people in the world are food-insecure, without enough safe and nutritious food to lead healthy and active lives. Many of them are also water-insecure, without reliable access to an adequate amount of clean water to meet their needs.
The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) was founded to leverage the expertise of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska and extend it with strong state, national and international partnerships. DWFI also collaborates with other universities, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies around the world to address issues on a global scale.
DWFI seeks to ensure that everyone, everywhere, has access to enough safe and nutritious food for a healthy, active life, while preserving our precious water resources for future generations.
Brazilian agricultural state looks to Nebraska and DWFI to sustainably manage water resources
The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso may not appear to have much in common with Nebraska, a midwestern state of the U.S.
Irrigation equipment ownership not always best for smallholder farmers
Small farms less than 2 hectares — or about 5 acres — account for 11% of the world's agricultural land, yet they produce 35% of the world’s food.
McCornick and Neale re-elected to World Water Council, DWFI involved in preparations for the World Water Forum
The 9th General Assembly of the World Water Council (WWC) re-elected DWFI Executive Director Peter McCornick to the council’s board of governors during its meeting in Paris in December 2022.
Understanding the agtech ecosystem in India can spur future investments
By 2030, India will have a freshwater shortfall of about 50 percent. Agriculture accounts for 78 percent of the country’s water use and irrigation innovation will be key to meeting the demand for water and food in the future.