Agreement Number
NR233A750011G002
Awardee Name
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEMS
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials-Soil Health Demonstration Trial
Project Title
Evaluation of new strategies to increase water use efficiency under drought conditions
Awardee State/Territory
Hawaii
Involved States/territories
Hawaii
Award Year
2022
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$723,686.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to surface water
Erosion
Drought susceptibility
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
The University of Hawaii will implement on-farm demonstrations and community education programs to promote the long-term adoption of cover crops, intercrops, and no-till practices in Maui County, Hawaii. These practices will be adopted by twelve historically underserved producers to increase water use efficiency, enhance soil moisture content, and reduce surface and groundwater depletion. The on-farm trial sites are located in Maui dry areas and will demonstrate solutions that can be scaled within the district as well as provide a template for other areas of the county and state.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes