Food Systems, Agriculture, and Climate Change
Shaping the Global Nutrition Agenda
August 29, 2017
Friedman students tasked to represent views of North America in a global dialogue in Rome: Young scientists actively involved in UN priority-setting around the global actions needed to achieve healthy diets and nutrition
Center for Nutrition Assistance Research To Enhance Food Security and Dietary Quality
August 29, 2017
USDA Awards New RIDGE Center to Partnership of Tufts and UConn.
New Entry Awarded Grant
September 8, 2016
More Help is On the Way for New Farmers and Ranchers: USDA NIFA Apprenticeship Award to New Entry Sustainable Farming Project for National Farm and Ranch Learning Network
Feeding a Growing Population
August 29, 2017
U.S. land capacity for feeding people could expand with dietary changes
New model suggests that vegetarian diet with dairy products could feed the greatest number of people when compared to other diets
4th Annual Symposium on Agriculture to Nutrition in Nepal
July 18, 2016
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition has launched the 4th Annual Agriculture to Nutrition Scientific Symposium in Kathmandu, Nepal: "Minding the Gaps Along the Agriculture-to-Nutrition Pathway." This symposium is a platform to share research findings, program evaluations, and evidence-based policy initiatives on multi-sectoral approaches to improve the nutrition and health of people in Nepal. 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Academy Week
April 16, 2019
Friedman researchers are participating in the 2016 Agriculture, Nutrition & Health (ANH) Academy Week. For five days, the global community of interdisciplinary researchers and research-users working at intersection of agriculture-food systems, health and nutrition convene in Ethiopia to learn, share, and strengthen collaborative partnerships with the goal of improving nutrition and health.
Understanding Genetically Engineered Crops
May 26, 2016
In a new report, a group of nationally eminent scientists say that genetically modified foods are safe to eat, but they also note that it has become increasingly difficult to distinguish between genetic engineering and conventional plant breeding and their impacts on health and the environment.
A Science-Based Look at Genetically Engineered Crops
August 29, 2017
The National Academies Press has released a report titled "Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects."
Timothy Griffin, associate professor and director of Friedman's Agriculture, Food and Environment program, served on the Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops, providing his expertise related to farming productivity and environmental impacts.
Alice Lichtenstein, Friedman professor, senior scientist, and director of the HNRCA's Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory provided input as a member of the Food and Nutrition Board. 
Climate Change and Agriculture: Tufts Researchers Explore Changing Monsoon Patterns
July 28, 2016
Longer monsoon seasons with increased daily rainfall, aspects of climate change, are contributing to reduced tea yield in regions of China, with implications for crop management and harvesting strategies, according to findings by a global interdisciplinary team led by Tufts University researchers and published online recently in Climate.
Incentives for Healthy Eating
April 20, 2017
A little extra purchasing power at the grocery seems to help promote better diets for people on public assistance.
Very few of us eat enough fruits and vegetables, and for the more than 47 million Americans who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, that number is a bit smaller still.