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World Food Forum (WFF) — FAO Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme

Fighting Malnutrition and Enhancing Food Security Award

Pays youth-led agrifood startups at least $7,500 to fight malnutrition and food insecurity.

Fighting Malnutrition and Enhancing Food Security Award is a World Food Forum (WFF) -- FAO Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme prize that pays youth-led agrifood startups at least $7,500 to fight malnutrition and food insecurity, backing scalable, inclusive solutions across nutrition education, food access, local agrifood systems, and sustainable or digital agrifood innovation. Winners

This award category backs youth-led startups building scalable, inclusive solutions to malnutrition and food insecurity — improving nutrition education, widening access to nutritious food, strengthening local agrifood systems, and using sustainable or digital innovation across agrifood value chains.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Prize
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.-

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