U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah recently announced the launch of 10 new Feed the Future Innovation Labs to increase global food security and help smallholder farmers boost incomes and improve nutrition during The George Washington University’s Feeding the Planet Summit. According to a recent press release, these Innovation Labs draw on the expertise of top U.S. universities and developing country research institutions, and will tackle some of the world’s most challenging agricultural research problems. The U.S. university-led Innovation Labs are central to advancing novel solutions in support of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.

The newest Innovation Labs include:

•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Beans, led by Pennsylvania State University
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Cowpea, led by the University of California at Riverside
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Sorghum, led by the University of Georgia
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for  Applied Wheat Genomics, led by Kansas State University
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Rift Valley Fever Control in Agriculture, led by the University of Texas at El Paso
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry, led by the University of California at Davis
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-scale Irrigation, led by Texas A&M University
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate-Resilient Chickpea (lead university to be awarded)
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soy Value Chain Research (lead university to be awarded)
•  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Reduced Post-harvest Losses (lead university to be awarded)

A full list of Innovation Labs is available here, including the Feed the Future Labs for Collaborative Research.

For more information read the full press release.