21 Feb 2020 --- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set out a new Agriculture Innovation Agenda promising widespread, bold transformation in order to sustainably feed a ballooning population without negatively impacting the environment. The new initiative addresses the challenges of future food supply in a planet-friendly way, tackling big issues like food loss, waste and propelling food innovation. The goal is to increase production by 40 percent while cutting the environmental footprint of US agriculture in half by 2050.