CHICAGO — The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Seeding the Future Foundation announced the grand prize and grant winners for the Seeding the Future Global Food System challenge, which gives $1 million annually to innovations with the potential to transform food systems to be more equitable and use sustainable practices to create safe and nutritious foods.
“When we created the annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge, our purpose was — and still is — to create a powerful, steadily growing pipeline of high-impact innovations that address the most pressing challenges food systems are facing globally,” said Bernhard van Lengerich, PhD, founder of the Seeding the Future Foundation. “We encourage impactful innovations that help food systems to be more sustainable, resilient and equitable, and lead to safe and nutritious food that is affordable, appealing and trusted by the end user.”