At the conclusion of the inaugural year of the annual Challenge, more than $1 million in prizes and grants were awarded to winning teams whose projects stood out among the nearly 900 applications that were submitted from startups, nonprofits, universities, research institutions, and multi-organization collaborations from more than 60 countries. The vast and varied interest demonstrates the significance and drive to create a more resilient and sustainable food system to feed the world’s growing population. Information about the Challenge’s grand prize and grant winners is featured below.
On behalf of IFT and the Seeding The Future Foundation, a well-earned congratulations to this year’s winners and deep appreciation to all Challenge participants for their important work to address the critical issues facing our global food system. We encourage all teams who work on impactful innovations that make our food system more sustainable, healthy and equitable to mark your calendars for the second Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge. The application process will open in June 2022.
Be sure to mark your calendars for the next Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge!
Awarded for innovations that are scalable, economically feasible, trusted, and compelling to consumers, and have demonstrated major impact potential to transform the food system.
Awarded for demonstrating their innovation is doable and has projected both economic feasibility at scale and high impact potential to transform the food system.
In addition to the Grand Prize and Growth Grant winners, IFT also awarded eight Seed Grants. Recipients include:
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ASSOCIATION 3535 Center for Nanoscience and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (Supported by O-PSA to GoI) EatWell Meal Kits INMED Partnerships for Children |
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute Tanzania Environment Management Catalyst University of Missouri World Wildlife Fund |
Funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation, the Challenge focuses on scalable and high impact innovations that reside at the intersection of three domains: safe and nutritious food for a healthy diet; sustainably produced; and accessible, appealing, affordable, and trusted by consumers.
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