Further, USDA’s Science and Research Strategy 2023-2026 outlines R&D to diversify the US’ future food systems by expanding novel foods, protein sources and nutrients beyond traditional agricultural commodities. Since FY 2021, USDA invested more than $37m in R&D for alternative proteins, including cultivated, plant-based and fermentation-based proteins. The USDA’s extramural funding agency, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which provides competitive and capacity funding for R&D at public and land-grant universities across the country, also contributed upwards of $17m to USDA Research, Education and Economics.
Source: USDA: ‘We will need cellular agriculture’ to reach climate, food innovation goals
[…] USDA: ‘We will need cellular agriculture’ to reach climate, food innovation goals January 27, 2024Further, USDA’s Science and Research Strategy 2023-2026 outlines R&D to diversify the US’ future food systems by expanding novel foods, protein sources and nutrients beyond traditional agricultural commodities. Since FY 2021, USDA invested more than $37m in R&D for alternative proteins, including cultivated, plant-based and fermentation-based proteins. The USDA’s extramural… Read more: USDA: ‘We will need cellular agriculture’ to reach climate, food innovation goals […]