The World Food Prize Foundation is proud to announce the Innovate for Impact Challenge, launched in collaboration with America’s Cultivation Corridor. This global competition aims to unite visionary entrepreneurs from around the world to drive transformative solutions in agriculture.
The challenge focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage, technology-driven startups tackling the most pressing issues of global food security and sustainability. As Mashal Husain, the newly appointed President of the Foundation, emphasizes, “by empowering startups to break new ground, we are cultivating the next generation of visionaries who will help feed the world and protect our planet.”
Eligibility Criteria:
The Challenge is open to early-stage, for-profit startups in the AgTech space. Eligible companies must meet the following requirements:
- Be in early stages of development, from validated concepts to pre-Series A funding
- Have at least one founder working full-time on the project
- Demonstrate innovation, market potential and alignment with sustainability goals
The top three finalists will receive:
- 1st Place: $50,000
- 2nd Place: $10,000
- 3rd Place: $5,000
Timeline and Application Process
- Applications Open: January 21, 2025
- Submission Deadline: April 15, 2025
- Top 10 Announced: June 2025 at DialogueNEXT India
- Virtual Public Voting: June-July 2025
- Top 3 Announced: August 2025
- Final Competition: October 21-23, 2025, at the Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa
More information is available on the World Food Prize Foundation website.
Questions about the Innovate for Impact Challenge may be directed to innovate4impact@worldfoodprize.org.
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