AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS)

AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS)

One-liner: AIFS develops AI solutions aimed at enhancing food systems and agricultural practices for enterprises and research institutions.

Company slogan: Leveraging the power of AI for sustainable production of safe and nutritious food

Positioning: Focused on advancing AI applications in food systems and agriculture.

Description: “The Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, or AIFS, was launched October 1, 2020 to solve the world’s biggest challenges to crop and food production facing our planet: ensuring a sustainable, nutritious, efficient and safe food supply while mitigating the impacts of climate change.

The institute has been designed to be inclusive, fostering collaborations to develop open-source AI solutions across the food system. Given food’s fundamental role in human health and well-being, coupled with its far-reaching impacts on the national economy and environment, the institute brings together more than 40 researchers from six institutions. UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cornell University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


This work is supported by AFRI Competitive Grant no. 2020-67021-32855/project accession no. 1024262 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.”

Employees: 13

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Headquarters: “Davis, CA”

Ownership: Educational

Founded: 2020

Company type: AI consulting

Use cases: “agriculture, food systems, sustainability”

Pricing: “grant-funded, collaborative projects”

Client sector: “enterprise, research institutions”

Business model: collaborative research and development

Products: “AI research initiatives, workshops, consultation services”

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Website title: AIFS | AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems

Website description: “AIFS brings AI and ML technologies to food systems to create a nutritious, efficient, and safe food supply for a healthier, more sustainable planet. USDA-NIFA funded.”

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aifoodsystems

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Email: mlpickard@ucdavis.edu