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The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska works to address the global challenge of achieving food security with less stress on water resources through water management in agricultural and food systems.
Our mission
Our mission is to have a lasting and significant impact on achieving more food security with less pressure on scarce water resources by conducting scientific and policy research, using the research results to inform policy makers, and sharing knowledge through education and communication.
Our vision
Our vision is for a food and water secure world: one in which global food security is ensured without compromising the use of water to meet other vital human and environmental needs.
Our people
Our staff are an essential part of our mission and work every day toward a more water and food secure world. Staff from Nebraska Water Center and the Water Sciences Lab are also part of our team.
Our goals
Over the next decade to 2034, we will build on our strong foundation. We will strengthen our actions and recognition as global thought leaders in water management in agricultural and food systems and related human and ecosystem health. To succeed, we will make Nebraska the global focal point for developing career opportunities and leadership trajectories for people working in water and food security. Our commitment is to:
- Take a systems-based, interdisciplinary approach to three focus areas:
- Water management for high-productivity commercial agriculture
- Smallholder agricultural water management
- Environmental and human health in agricultural systems
- Build needs-based multidisciplinary programs with clearly defined impact pathways
- Use our research and policy analysis results to inform decision- and policymakers, water managers, and influencers in food and water security through strategic communication and engagement activities.