Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge
Awards cash prizes, mentoring and scholarships to innovators using or conserving agrobiodiversity.
A Selection Committee scores every entry from 1 (poor) to 5 (great) across six criteria: impact on agrobiodiversity (split into effects on consumption, production and conservation), the sustainability and scalability of the revenue model, scientific relevance of the proposed research approach, market readiness with preference for seed and early-stage companies, team quality (covering competence, t…
Looking for individual innovators, startups, NGOs, universities and research organizations with a proof-of-concept or MVP that uses or conserves agrobiodiversity to make food systems more effective, competitive and resilient. Solutions can span raw agricultural inputs, agri-biotech, seed supply, novel food, agtech data tools, financial services or circular-economy waste reduction, ideally with climate-adaptation potential.
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