Cibiyar Abinci da Aikin Noma ta USDA ta kasa (NIFA) a ranar 19 ga Nuwamba ta ba da kyautar sama da dala miliyan 16 a cikin shekara ta 2020 na tallafi don Ayyukan 29 a cikin Shirin Binciken Ƙirƙirar Ƙirƙirar Kasuwanci (SBIR), Mataki na II.
Shirin Binciken Ƙirƙirar Ƙirƙirar Ƙirƙirar Kasuwancin USDA-NIFA (SBIR) yana mai da hankali kan canza binciken kimiyya zuwa samfura da ayyuka tare da yuwuwar kasuwanci da/ko fa'idar al'umma.
"Shirin mu na SBIR yana goyan bayan ƙananan kasuwancin da ke aiki don ƙirƙirar sababbin fasahohi, masu rushewa da kuma taimakawa wajen motsa ci gaban bincike daga tunani zuwa kasuwa," in ji Daraktan riko na NIFA Parag Chitnis. "Tun daga 1983, wannan shirin ya ba da gudummawar ayyukan bincike da ci gaba sama da 2,000, yana ba da damar ɗaruruwan ƙananan 'yan kasuwa su bincika yuwuwar fasaharsu, da kuma ba da ƙwarin gwiwa don tallan sabbin dabaru."
Akwai ayyuka iri-iri da aka shirya yi SBIR Phase II. Ga wasu misalai:
- "Shielding Spruce da Douglas Fir Bishiyoyi daga Bark Beetle Attack" (ISCA Technologies, Inc.) - Wannan aikin yana nufin kawo sauyi na samar da pheromones na kwari na roba don sarrafa kwari na noma. Pheromones ba masu guba ba ne, yawanci suna shafar nau'in kwaro da aka yi niyya ne kawai, ba sa barin rago mai cutarwa akan kayan abinci, kuma suna haifar da gurɓataccen muhalli ko kaɗan.
- "A Scalable and Rechargeable Antimicrobial Coating for Food Equipment" (Halomine Inc.) - Cibiyar Kula da Cututtuka da Cututtuka ta kiyasta cewa mutane miliyan 48 suna rashin lafiya daga cututtuka na abinci, 128,000 suna asibiti, kuma mutane 3,000 suna mutuwa kowace shekara a Amurka. Bugu da ƙari, farashin kamfanonin abinci kuma na iya zama m. Har ya zuwa yanzu, babu wani kayan aikin rigakafi na kasuwanci da ke da tasiri sosai akan ƙwayoyin cuta. HaloFilm™ ci gaba ne, wanda aka fesa akan samfur wanda, lokacin da aka bushe, yana barin fim na zahiri na bakin ciki a saman da ke ragewa / tsayayya da ƙwayoyin cuta akan kayan abinci.
- "Ulimin fitattun wutar lantarki na Ultloglow don tsaro na wuta da lura da kewaye da ingancin iska" (Kwj Injiniya Inc.) - gobarar daji ta ke haifar da gurbataccen adadin iska, galibi kan manyan yankuna. Waɗannan gurɓatattun abubuwa suna haifar da haɗari na lafiya da aminci ga masu amsawa na farko, da mazauna yankunan da ke kusa da kuma al'ummomin da ke ƙasa. KWJ ta ƙera layi na ƙarami, mai rahusa, duk da haka daidai, na'urori masu auna iskar gas na lantarki waɗanda za su haɓaka aminci sosai, sa ido kan faɗuwar mutum, da sa ido kan ingancin iska don gobarar daji.
- "Drivetrain for High Capacity Factor Distributed Wind Turbine" (Pecos Wind Power, Inc.) - Wannan aikin zai nuna cewa kara yawan ƙananan injin da aka rarraba shine mafita ta fasaha da tattalin arziki don samar da wutar lantarki mai sauƙi ga yankunan karkara a fadin kasar.
Ziyarci gidan yanar gizon USDA-NIFA don cikakken jerin jerin Mataki na II (FY2020) SBIR masu karɓa kyauta. Koyi game da NIFA's SBIR kuma karanta bayanan aikin da aka biya na baya.
Shirye-shiryen tallafin NIFA suna tallafawa jigogi da yawa waɗanda aka zayyana a cikin Tsarin Kimiyya na USDAhttps://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-science-blueprint.pdf da kuma matsar da mu kusa da cimma burin da aka zayyana a ciki Ajandar Ƙirƙirar Noma ta USDA.