CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for the $1 Million USD Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

Nominations for Submissions for the third annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge are now open. Funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation and hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the Challenge invites scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, social enterprises, universities, research institutions as well as small and emerging for-profit enterprises to submit game-changing innovations that will help transform the food system. The Challenge is focused on high-impact innovations that lead to significant advances in one or more of the following domains: safe and nutritious food for a healthy diet; sustainable practices including food loss/waste reduction; and access to affordable, appealing, and trusted food by consumers. Submissions close on August 1. “Transformational change is urgently needed to create food systems that improve the health of people and the planet. All game-changing innovations begin with seeds of ideas which need support to grow and become impactful. This is the foundation the Challenge is built on. We are excited and look forward to the highly impactful entries we receive for this year’s Challenge,” said Bernhard van Lengerich, founder of Seeding The Future Foundation. To incentivize innovation at all levels, ranging from idea generation to development and scale-up, the Challenge offers three levels of awards totaling up to $1 million USD: Seed Grants ($25,000 each) will be awarded to organizations that create innovative ideas and have developed a prototype or initial proof of concept demonstrating that their idea is feasible and impactful when scaled. Growth Grants ($100,000 each) will be awarded to organizations that have demonstrated their innovation is doable, scalable and have projected both economic feasibility at scale and high potential to be transformative in impacting the health of people and the environment. Seeding The Future Grand Prizes ($250,000 each) will be awarded to organizations that have created innovations that are economically feasible at scale, trusted by consumers, and have demonstrated major impact potential benefitting the lives and health of people and the environment. INTERESTED FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS COULD CONTACT US FOR DOCUMENTATION AND REGISTRATION VIA WHATSAPP +2348030899694