Our Work
The Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab (FSN-IL) promotes food system innovations, novel technologies and best practices to support improved diet quality, nutrition and resilience. Our goal is to identify, test and help scale up promising nutrition-sensitive food system solutions from around the world. We offer funding through competitive grants and prizes and engage with stakeholders across the private and public sectors.
Research for Development
Generating evidence on innovative food technologies and practices that support improved nutrition
Capacity Building
Supporting individuals and organizations in Africa and South Asia and within the United States
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborating across sectors to catalyze the uptake of food system innovations
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Recent Events
Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Equity and Inclusion Conference
This conference brought together researchers, program implementers and policymakers working in and focusing on South Asia to deliberate innovative ways to transform diets and improve nutrition outcomes for all.
Webinar: Introduction to Urban Food Systems
In this webinar, we discussed urban food system basics while exploring the different types of food systems. We also discussed the key elements of an urban food system and how they differentiate per food system.
Annual Partners Meeting 2023
FSN-IL’s first Partners Meeting brought together its consortium partners, expert advisory board, Tufts technical specialists, and USAID representatives in this two-day, discussion focused meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
Consultation on Food System Innovations and Challenges in Malawi
This consultation brought together various stakeholders from across the country to prioritize knowledge gaps and deepen understanding of the facilitators and constraints facing businesses, policymakers, and entrepreneurs across Malawi’s food system.
News
The Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab[1] (FSN-IL) and the 1890 Universities Foundation are pleased to announce that six current students have been selected to lead a […]
Smallholder farmers, typically characterized by limited resources and production capacities, play a significant role in global food production. However, smallholder farmers in low-income countries face particular challenges that include low […]
As part of its commitment to build human and institutional capacity in South Asia and Southern Africa, the Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab (FSN-IL) traveled to […]
Understanding local food system challenges is an essential step in addressing the complex issues surrounding food production, packaging and processing, marketing, distribution, and consumption in any country. By clearly identifying […]
The Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab (FSN-IL), hosted by the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University, in collaboration with the Government of Nepal National Planning […]
At the United Nations Food Systems Summit, Administrator Samantha Power announced that the United States plans to commit $5 billion over five years to Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s […]
The Nutrition Innovation Lab, led by Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition, spent over a decade from 2010-2021 pursuing rigorous research and building human and institutional capacity to advance nutrition […]
Three billion people—a third of the planet’s population—can’t afford a healthy diet. This stark number is what drives Patrick Webb, the Alexander McFarlane Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School […]