Year in Review 2017
In 2017, GFI launched the world’s first university course on plant-based meat, supported more than 100 alternative protein startups, and secured language in the U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations report urging USDA to invest in plant protein R&D. Read more about our work in 2017.
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Year in Review 2022
In 2022, GFI expanded our global student movement to 36 total universities, influenced the Israeli and UK governments to declare alternative proteins an R&D priority, and collaborated with the government…
Year in Review 2021
In 2021, GFI released life cycle and techno-economic assessments for cultivated meat and elevated alternative proteins as a global climate solution at the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26.
Year in Review 2020
In 2020, GFI supported a proposal resulting in the U.S. National Science Foundation funding cultivated meat research and launched our ASAP Initiative to identify the field’s most pressing challenges.
Year in Review 2019
In 2019, GFI grew government support for alternative proteins in the United States, India, Brazil, and Israel, and our grant program funded 14 open-access research projects.
Year in Review 2018
In 2018, GFI launched our research grant program, hosted the inaugural Good Food Conference, and mounted a defense of plant-based meat and milk labeling across the U.S.
Year in Review 2016
In 2016, the year GFI was founded, we launched two alternative protein startups and accelerated innovation in the public and private sectors.
