Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture

Welcome to CAIA

Establishing Virginia Tech as a comprehensive and innovative global research leader in smart and secure agriculture technologies and data analytics for informed decisions.

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Our Mission:

To leverage science and technology to create transformative solutions to support agriculture and food systems, the environment, and communities in the Commonwealth and beyond.

Our Vision:

To foster informed decisions using agricultural technologies and analytics for growth and research opportunities.

Our Platforms

Our research is based on three platforms:

The SmartFarm Innovation Network® is a community-based agricultural research and communications network throughout Virginia.
Cyberbiosecurity focuses on identifying and reducing the risk of security vulnerabilities.
Data analytics are essential for understanding the complexity of data that technology is delivering and translating into actionable decisions.

Stories of impact

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Agricultural Research and Extension Centers in Virginia Celebrate Virginia Ag Week , redirect Date: 06.16.2021
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Efficient anaerobic digestion of food waste to methane Date: 06.11.2021
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SAFE with Cyberbiosecurity: Protecting the agriculture and food system Date: 04.28.2021

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Latest news

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Ransomware attack impacts supply chain of the U.S. meat industry, says expert , article Date: 06.03.2021
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CALS advances strategic plan and innovation through integrated seed grant funding , article Date: 05.24.2021
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences launches Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture to prepare industry for future , article Date: 01.22.2021
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Grant aims to accelerate sustainable shellfish aquaculture and boost Virginia coastal economies , article Date: 01.21.2021
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Powered by her family’s history in agriculture, 2020 Computing Innovation Fellow will work to advance the industry , article Date: 11.18.2020
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Introducing PromethION24: the newest machine to join the Genomics Sequencing Center , article Date: 11.09.2020

Contact us

Becca Emery

Administrative Operations Assistant
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
bek0788@vt.edu
(540) 231-3724

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Upcoming events

CAIA-Sponsored Events

No upcoming sponsored events at this time.

The June 8th Lightning Talk Session: “Advances at the Nexus of Agriculture and Cybersecurity” video recording has now been post. Click on the "ALL CURRENT & PAST EVENTS" button below.

CAIA-Related Events

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July 20-22, 2021
4th Annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference: "Cracking the Code to Cybersecurity Education"

All current & past events