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NSF 26-510 | Agricultural Technologies — Harvesting Complex Systems

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The National Science Foundation is soliciting proposals under the Agricultural Technologies program, specifically focusing on the Harvesting Complex Systems subtopic. This initiative seeks multidisciplinary, systems-level innovations that optimize farm production ecosystems and the utilization of natural resources. The primary goal is to develop technologies that balance increased biodiversity with sustainable yield production. This opportunity is issued as a total small business set-aside under the SBIR/STTR mandate, restricting eligibility to organizations with fewer than 500 employees. Interested parties can find further details and application guidelines through the NSF Seed Fund portal under solicitation number nsf-seedfund-AG-AG4_STTR.

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NSF seeks small business proposals for sustainable agricultural harvesting and production system innovations.

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115113 - Crop Harvesting, Primarily by MachineView NAICS

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PostedMay 22

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AgencyNational Science Foundation

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The Agricultural Technologies topic supports innovations enabling farm production ecosystems that support the proper utilization of natural resources. Such technologies may encompass systems-level and multidisciplinary solutions to enable complex agricultural practices that support increased biodiversity balanced with yield production.
## Subtopic: Harvesting Complex Systems

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