Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition
The mission of the Nutrition Innovation Lab is to discover how integrated interventions of agriculture, nutrition and health can achieve large-scale improvements in maternal and child nutrition in Asia and Africa and enhance institutional and human research capacity around agriculture, health and nutrition in Africa and Asia through graduate level training (MS and PhD) and support for short courses and conferences.
U.S. Ambassador recognizes Malawi's First Dietetics Graduates
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer, joined the Nutrition Innovation Lab in congratulating Malawi's first "home-grown" dietitians on their recent graduations.
Our Work in Africa-Uganda
Research in Uganda includes a birth cohort study and a series of annual panels conducted on the household level. Topics include aflatoxin exposure, water contamination, and EED.
Our Work in Asia-Nepal
“Poshan”, which means good nutrition in Nepali, is ongoing research that involves two interlinked large-scale research studies being undertaken in 21 sites across the Mountains, Hills and Terai of Nepal.
Human and Institutional Capacity Building
A key goal of Nutrition Innovation Lab is building capacity within the host country. We achieve this through supporting short term and long term training for students, academics and practitioners and hosting workshops, conferences and an annual scientific symposium.