By Kyle Peveto
LSU AgCenter
The LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute has received a five-year, $1.5 million U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant to update and expand its facility adjacent to the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.
Along with $2.5 million in state funding, the grant will allow the institute, known as FOODii, to unify its operations and further its mission of connecting Louisiana food businesses with researchers shaping the future of food production and security.