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Only 29 percent of adults eat the recommended three to five servings of vegetables per day, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control. Only 16 percent eat the recommended two to four servings of fruit.

“We hope that by developing produce varieties with fantastic flavor and real nutritional benefits, people will enjoy eating more fruits and vegetables and be healthier in the process,” Stark said.

Murdock has stated his vision behind NCRC is to foster discoveries in nutrition and human health, which have a lasting impact on the way that the country, and the world, lives.

Monsanto will be a flagship corporate tenant at NCRC’s 350-acre life science campus. Previously announced tenants of NCRC include the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Duke University, Appalachian State University, and Dole Foods R&D Group.

The North Carolina Research Campus is a world class facility where industry and academic scientists from across the globe are coming together to drive innovation and discovery at the intersection of nutrition, human health and agriculture. Currently the NCRC is home to Appalachian State University, Duke University, North Carolina A&T University, North Carolina Central University, NC State, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Greensboro, UNC Charlotte and Rowan Cabarrus Community College. Other partners include Labcorp, Sensory Spectrum, Carolinas Healthcare System, Carol Zeiss Imaging, Anatomics, Lovelace Research Institute, Dole Nutrition Institute and David H. Murdock Research Institute.