“The Agriculture Department wants the country’s food supply prepared for any curves climate change might throw its way, so it has reached out to the public for ideas as part of a $60,000 ‘innovation challenge.’ Launched Friday, the competition is meant to spur the creation of tech tools for analyzing a wide array of food supply data from USDA and other agencies, according to a release from USDA.”
Source: USDA Teams Up with Microsoft on Food Data Challenge – Nextgov.com