Calling All Agri-Food Innovators in Africa – $100,000 Grant Up for Grabs!
Deadline: 27-Jun-25
Nominations are now open for the Africa Food Prize, a preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives.
Objectives
The Africa Food Prize recognizes extraordinary women, men, and institutions whose outstanding contributions to African agriculture are forging a new era of sustainable food security and economic opportunity that elevates all Africans.
Building on the values and principles established by the Yara Prize, the Africa Food Prize puts a bright spotlight on achievements and innovations with transformative power that can be scaled and replicated across the continent to eliminate hunger and poverty and provide a vital new source of employment and income.
Prize Information
The US $100,000 prize celebrates Africans who are taking control of Africa’s agriculture agenda.
Criteria
The Prize Committee considers the following criteria for the Prize:
Contribution to reducing poverty and hunger and/or improving food and nutrition security in measurable terms
Contribution to providing a vital source of income and/or employment in measurable terms
Potential for transformative change through scalability, replication, and sustainability
Increased awareness and cooperation among African audiences and organizations
For more information, visit Africa Food Prize. https://africafoodprize.org/
