Seeding the Future Global Food System ChallengePREISTÄRGER
Seeding The Future grant recipients
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All 67 teams awarded a Grand Prize, Growth Grant or Seed Grant in the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge, from 2021 to 2025.
2025 winners (13)
Nurture Posterity International · Uganda
NutriPosh improves school nutrition in Uganda with a fortified flour made from maize and pumpkin. Its digital platform handles quality control, farmer payments, traceability and meal delivery monitoring — linking local farmers, decentralized processing and schools into a transparent system that feeds children while strengthening livelihoods.
Also a 2023 Growth Grant and 2022 Seed Grant recipient
Sanku – Project Healthy Children Inc. · Tanzania
Sanku works with local flour millers in East Africa to add essential nutrients to staple flour, helping prevent malnutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies. Millers receive the technology, nutrient premix and technical support needed to fortify flour accurately and sustainably, bringing healthier staple foods within reach of even remote communities.
Environment and Sustainable Development Unit, American University of Beirut · Lebanon
WISE transforms acidic whey, a byproduct of dairy production, into Kishk, a traditional cereal-dairy food. Using the byproduct rather than discarding it reduces pollution and creates income for women-led cooperatives. The process has been scientifically validated as safe and practical for local production.
Iviani Farm Limited · Kenya
Climate-smart fish farming for Kenya's dryland communities, using water-efficient smart ponds with real-time monitoring. The ponds cut water use, improve fish survival and make reliable fish production possible where aquaculture previously was not. The project trains women and youth to generate income while improving access to affordable protein.
Safi International Technologies Inc. · Canada
A small-scale milk pasteurization control device that helps dairy farmers produce safe milk while preserving its nutrients. The device runs on renewable energy and includes digital tracking for food safety and traceability. The grant will scale local manufacturing and deploy the technology to climate-displaced dairy farmers in Rwanda through an affordable pay-as-you-pasteurize model.
Also a 2024 Seed Grant recipient
FUTURALGA S.COOP.AND · Spain
Compostable food packaging made from seaweed that washes up on coastlines, addressing plastic waste and stranded seaweed biomass at once. The packaging has been validated at laboratory scale and now moves toward food safety certification and pilot production.
Inua Damsite CBO · Kenya
Turning surplus produce into nutritious foods, including therapeutic food for malnourished children. A community agro-processing hub gives farmers and young entrepreneurs shared equipment, training and income from produce that would otherwise be lost, while unsalvageable waste becomes organic fertilizer that helps restore soil health.
Keloks Technologies Ltd · Nigeria
A mobile system that transforms wastewater into safe irrigation water and usable nutrients for farmers in rural Nigeria. Solar-powered and sensor-equipped, the portable unit improves crop quality and reduces contamination risk, while recovering nutrients from waste to support healthier soils and lower dependence on chemical fertilizers.
Levo International, Inc. · United States
A simplified, electricity-free hydroponic farming system in Haiti built only from locally available materials. It enables families to grow food on land unsuited to traditional farming, without imported equipment. The project aims to expand the low-cost system to 100 families.
REBUS Albania · Albania
Biodegradable seed cups made from agricultural residues such as straw and sawdust, replacing plastic seedling pots. The cups are planted directly into the soil, where they retain moisture, release nutrients and decompose — reducing transplant stress for seedlings while cutting plastic waste.
Taita Taveta University · Kenya
A solar-powered drying system that prevents aflatoxin contamination in maize by ensuring fast, even drying after harvest. Solar energy, controlled airflow and real-time monitoring reduce fungal growth, and the system is built from locally available materials suited to smallholder farmers and community institutions.
Tanzania Conservation and Community Empowerment Initiative (TACCEI) · Tanzania
Transforming dairy byproducts into biofertilizer for women-led home gardens in Maasai communities. The locally produced fertilizer improves access to sustainable agricultural inputs while reducing waste from discarded byproducts, strengthening household nutrition and women's economic empowerment.
West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana · Ghana
Maize varieties bred to withstand drought and low soil fertility while improving nutritional value. Field testing, nutrient analysis and farmer participation identify hybrids that perform under climate stress, helping farmers increase yields and provide more nutritious food for their communities.
2024 winners (13)
Oorja Development Solutions Limited · India
Oorja provides a pay-per-use farm service package to smallholder farmers in India, including water pumps powered by decentralized solar energy. The package also includes soil testing, seed supply, on-site training in sustainable practices, and a mobile app.
Savory Institute · United States
Savory Institute's Kenya MARA program helps Maasai herders graze their livestock on nature conservancies, supporting land regeneration and their traditional animal-based diet.
CSIR – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) · Ghana
SARI uses near-infrared technology to identify aflatoxin contamination in peanuts and reduce it with two naturally occurring antifungal metabolites found in peanut seed coats. The two-pronged approach offers a sustainable solution for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, especially northern Ghana.
Toothpick Company Limited · Kenya
The Toothpick Project produces a bioherbicide from fungus to protect crops in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Ghana from Striga witchweed, a devastating pest for small-scale farmers. The safe, affordable herbicide is applied as a seed coating to restore crop yield.
Yayasan Kopernik · Indonesia
The PANGAN Program addresses food insecurity in West Timor by revitalizing indigenous farming practices, including promoting diverse and nutritious local food. Its next phase pilots the Local Food Hub, a scalable model connecting farmers and micro-agribusiness produce to local markets.
Alpha Omega Foundation · Cameroon
Baobaby · Togo
BIO PLANET TMC Ltd. · Benin
MAMLO FOODS, Ltd. · Kenya
National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) – National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) · Uganda
Safi International Technologies · Canada
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · United States
Vexxel · United States
2023 winners (13)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) · Zambia
Developed on behalf of its HarvestPlus program, these porridges use biofortified traditional food crops farmed and produced by women as an additional contribution to household income. IFPRI and HarvestPlus aim to equip vulnerable youth to grow into healthy, productive adults.
Naandi Foundation · India
ReGen supports farmers transitioning away from conventional, chemical-based approaches — prioritizing biodiversity over monocultures, regeneration over extraction, and biological inputs over chemical. Naandi provides free materials and knowledge tools to help eliminate dependence on high-cost fertilizers and pesticides.
Association 3535 · Sub-Saharan Africa
By installing large refrigerated containers and standalone cooling systems attachable to existing storehouses, Association 3535 gives smallholder farmers and small-scale fishermen the ability to keep produce fresh — reducing post-harvest losses and increasing food security and income.
Also a 2021 Seed Grant recipient
Kopernik · Indonesia
Addressing food insecurity in West Timor through a return to indigenous farming practices, food preservation technologies, and a circular approach using black soldier flies to convert organic and food waste into animal feed and compost.
Nurture Posterity International · Uganda
NutriPosh adds pumpkin seeds to a staple maize flour, sources ingredients produced through regenerative agriculture, uses solar-powered dehydration in production, and packages in biodegradable materials — ensuring sustainability across the supply chain.
Also a 2022 Seed Grant recipient
Aquagenius · Benin
Feeding Albania Foundation · Albania
Global Seed Savers · United States
Ndalo Heritage Trust · Kenya
Safe Environment Hub · Kenya
Tiny Seed Project · United States
Urban Being Inc. · Canada
UV4Good · Ukraine
2022 winners (14)
Acceso · Haiti
Work to eliminate aflatoxin from smallholder supply chains, beginning with peanuts in Haiti.
Food Systems for the Future Institute · Rwanda
Commercializing black soldier fly larvae as chicken feed to enhance protein nutrition by lowering the cost of eggs in Rwanda.
Also a 2021 Growth Grant recipient
INMED Partnerships for Children
A program combining soilless crop production and fish farming in a closed symbiotic system.
Smart Villages Research Group
A community-led, solar-powered cold storage program that uses energy as a catalyst for rural development.
World Wildlife Fund · United States
Farmers Post leverages the US Postal Service — a significant but underutilized asset — to bring fresh produce from farms to front doors across the United States.
Chandra Associates
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MAVUNOLAB · Tanzania
Nurture Posterity International · Uganda
QuantumHeights GmbH · Mozambique
Radices Bio
University of Dar es Salaam · Tanzania
Welthungerhilfe
Yayasan Kopernik
2021 winners (14)
International Rice Research Institute
Deploying newly developed arsenic-excluding rice varieties that are far safer for human consumption in target arsenic-polluted regions, creating socioeconomic and human health benefits.
Solar Freeze
Portable, solar-powered cold storage units serving rural smallholder farmers, aimed at reducing post-harvest loss — which accounts for over 45 percent of fresh produce wasted among rural farmers in developing countries.
WorldFish
Bringing sustainable, nutrient-rich small fish production to small-scale actors, creating a healthy and affordable option for consumers.
African Centre for Technology Studies
Promoting access to solar drying technologies that give smallholder farmers optimal dehydration of fresh produce for better product quality and post-harvest management.
Food Systems for the Future Institute and Afya Feed Ltd.
A project to overcome the feed affordability challenge in poultry and aquaculture. Through a partnership with Protix, the team will design and scale commercial production of black soldier fly larvae protein as a supplement in animal feeds.
iDE
Establishing community-managed vermicompost enterprises that incorporate Trichoderma, a beneficial fungus that improves plant growth and yields while speeding composting — transforming organic farm and household waste into nutritious food for rural communities.
Association 3535
Developing and marketing solar-powered cold room containers for smallholder farmers and small-scale fisheries in Africa.
Center for Nanoscience and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
A pocket-sized spectrometer that brings spectroscopy to your fingertips.
Eatwell Meal Kits
Partnering with chefs, nutritionists and community leaders to teach culinary skills, nutrition tips and step-by-step recipes that make cooking easy and enjoyable.
INMED Partnerships for Children · Peru
Building on the potential of aquaponics to strengthen food security, preserve a threatened landscape, and create sustainable livelihoods for indigenous riverside communities in the Peruvian Amazon.
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute · Kenya
A research project to improve the nutrition and livelihoods of Kenyans through fortified bakery products.
Tanzania Environment Management Catalyst · Tanzania
Working with two incubation resilience centres — in Kibaha town municipality and Chalinze rural district — to promote sustainable agriculture, healthy food production systems, food safety practices and policy advocacy.
University of Missouri · Haiti
Using a novel silver carp and soy product to improve the diets of women and children in Haiti.
World Wildlife Fund · United States
Revolutionizing the distribution of fresh produce across the country by connecting farmers directly to local consumers.