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Feeding a growing, healthy, resilient world
The Good Food Institute is a nonprofit think tank and international network of organizations working to accelerate alternative protein innovation to build a more sustainable, secure, and just food system.
Global demand for meat and seafood continues to grow. Meat consumption worldwide is projected to rise by at least 50 percent by 2050 from 2012 levels.
Producing meat from plants, animal cells, or via fermentation can help meet that growing demand in ways that strengthen and diversify global supply chains, conserve land and water resources, reduce emissions, protect public health, build thriving bioeconomies, and help usher in a new chapter of agricultural innovation.
GFI is building a world where alternative proteins are no longer alternative.
Plant-based meat
Cultivated meat
Fermentation
What are alternative proteins?
Given how essential alternative proteins are to a more resilient global food system, the term needs to be universally understood, on the tip of more tongues, and at the top of more agendas.
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Industry
We engage across the private sector to advance alternative proteins as market-based solutions to global challenges.
Our global network
Our food system is global. Our biggest challenges are global. Our solutions must be global as well.
GFI around the world
We work in the most critical economies and regions for alternative protein advancement: Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, and the United States. These countries and regions have robust scientific ecosystems and governments that are committed to using innovation to solve global problems.
GFI Asia Pacific
GFI Asia Pacific is focused on advancing alternative proteins in the most populous area of the world, where both food production for export and scientific and agricultural innovation are growing rapidly.
GFI Brazil
GFI Brazil is focused on advancing alternative proteins in Brazil, which boasts world-class agricultural universities and a government and corporations committed to feeding the world.
GFI Europe
GFI Europe is focused on advancing alternative proteins in Europe, which is home to much of the world’s scientific and commercial talent, and is one of the biggest potential markets for plant-based and cultivated meat.
GFI India
GFI India is accelerating alternative proteins in what is on the cusp of being the world’s most populous country. India has world-class scientific institutions and a government that is committed to using alternative proteins to address malnutrition and as fuel for robust domestic economic growth.
GFI Israel
GFI Israel is focused on advancing alternative protein innovation in the “Startup Nation.” Israel is renowned for its innovative technology, entrepreneurial spirit, supportive government policies, investment capital, and support for basic research.
GFI Japan
GFI Japan is focused on securing greater government investment in alternative protein R&D and commercialization, supporting local regulators’ efforts to develop a clear path to market for cultivated meat, and facilitating new collaborations between Japanese research institutions and alternative protein scientists around the globe.
United States
Home to the world’s largest meat companies and globally renowned research universities for agriculture and biotechnology, the United States is building the scientific ecosystem and policy landscape for alternative proteins.
Recent blog posts
Meet Sneha Singh, GFI India’s Managing Director
This profile is part of our new “People you should know” series, spotlighting alternative protein innovators and champions around the world.
Alt Protein Project Alumni: Where are they now?
Explore how Alt Protein Project alumni are building community, uplifting new ideas, and shaping their careers.
Let’s do this: How core values can fuel progress in 2025 and beyond
Our commitment to protein innovation keeps growing stronger, thanks to deep-rooted values and a global network driving change.
Three themes that capture our 2024
Going beyond the headlines to the people, places, and spaces advancing alternative proteins.
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Year in Review
Discover how we’re creating a world where alternative proteins are no longer alternative. Dig into our latest and past annual reports.
Support a good food future
Our research, insights, and advocacy are made possible thanks to our generous, global family of donors. Philanthropic support is vital to our mission. Connect with us today to discuss how you can help fuel this transformative work.
