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                            United States department of agriculture                            
                            National Institute of food and agriculture
                            Italy
                        
Biography
Rachel is a National Program Leader directing competitive and capacity programs. She is the USDA NIFA lead for the joint NSF-NIFA INFEWS solicitation, lead for the USDA Small Business Innovation Research: Crop Production and Protection - Engineering program area, and team member for the AFRI Resilient Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate Challenge Area. She is also USDA representative
Research Interest
Climate impacts on agriculture

