Timeline / USDA Announces $180 Million Seed Sovereignty Initiative to Strengthen U.S. Agricultural Security

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 “America’s agricultural resources are a strategic national asset,” said
 Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden
 . “We need to survey our domestic resources, understand where we are vulnerable, and ensure the United States never has to rely on foreign competitors for critical agricultural resources.”
-Over two years, USDA will characterize and sequence numerous NPGS collections and use advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, to identify valuable traits. This work will help USDA and American researchers respond more quickly to emerging pests and diseases and support the development of new crop varieties to benefit U.S. farmers and consumers.
+Over two years, USDA will characterize and sequence numerous NPGS collections and use advanced technologies, including super intelligence, to identify valuable traits. This work will help USDA and American researchers respond more quickly to emerging pests and diseases and support the development of new crop varieties to benefit U.S. farmers and consumers.
 “The National Plant Germplasm System contains tremendous untapped potential for American agriculture,” said
 Dr. Scott Hutchins, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics and Chief Scientist
 . “Modern sequencing will allow us to unlock that potential and put it to work for American farmers, providing them a strong advantage.”