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
Upcoming Webinar
Webinar with Thriving Solutions: Introduction to Food Loss & Waste
This webinar will cover food loss and waste basics while touching upon different drivers and causes that lead to food loss and waste along the value chain.
Recent Events
Webinar with Thriving Solutions: Introduction to Circular Economy
This webinar covered the basics of Circular Economy, the difference between a circular and linear economy, and the importance of shifting towards a circular model built on the three pillars eliminating waste, regenerating nature, and circulating products and material.
National Stakeholder Consultation on Food Systems Innovations and Challenges in Nepal
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 Nepal’s food system.
News
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 […]
⏰2 days left for Early Bird Registration! Don't forget to register for the 9th National Conference on #FoodScience and #Technology happening in Kathmandu, #Nepal from June 12-13th! Register by ‼️May 28th to receive the early bird rate Link to register: https://t.co/OC15FUgVHR Read More
📢Upcoming FSN-IL webinar in 2 weeks! Registration is now open for our 2nd #webinar of the series w/ @ThrivingSoluti1, "Introduction to Food Loss and Waste." Join us on🗓️June 6th at 7:30am ET (3:30pm Dubai time) to learn more. Click here to register: https://t.co/8hNR9CHmKv Read More
Thank you to everyone who joined today's #webinar, "Introduction to Circular Economy." We had a rich conversation with Seta and Omar, & look forward to our next webinar w/ @ThrivingSoluti1 happening in early June! More to come soon. Slides & recording ➡️ https://t.co/eiGHvVDHUg Read More
RT @FeedtheFuture: .@FoodSysNutrLab worked with the Government of #Nepal’s National Planning Commission to bring together local stakeholder… Read More
Happening now! It's not too late to join: Seta Tutundjian from @ThrivingSoluti1 discusses how #circulareconomy is not just closing the loop by recycling. – it is a web of interconnected systems. Join in to learn more. https://t.co/xU2Lc6GHO4 Read More
There's still time to register! Join us tomorrow at 7am ET (3pm Dubai time) as speakers from @ThrivingSoluti1 and Hivemind introduce #circulareconomy. Dr. Patrick Webb from @TuftsNutrition will be moderating this conversation. Register today: https://t.co/t8pPFyuCOp Read More
Happening in TWO DAYS. Register for our webinar below with @ThrivingSoluti1 as the first of three webinars where we introduce #circulareconomy & discuss the difference between a circular & linear economy 🗓️May 17th @ 7am ET | 3pm Dubai time 🔗to register https://t.co/ZYlVS61nN5 Read More
🚨Don't forget to register for our upcoming #webinar with @ThrivingSoluti1 as we introduce #circulareconomy on May 17th at 7am ET (3pm Dubai time). A business case study also be presented by Hivemind Industries (based in Dubai) Register today: https://t.co/EyhuopRwOW Read More