The U. S. Agency for International Development recently awarded two large academic grants to deal with food insecurity, a problem that's growing worse around the world. $36 million went to the University of California, Davis. And $25 million went to Tufts University. Joining the Federal Drive with what they hope to accomplish, the chief scientist in Bureau for Resilience and Food Security at USAID, Rob Bertram.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices