The Rockefeller Foundation has named 10 finalists for the Food System Vision Prize, a global challenge to develop visions of a regenerative and nourishing food system by the year 2050, reports NaijaAgroNet.
A Lagos-based Darkpore Media Africa Ltd, NaijaAgroNet gathered was named as one of the finalists and has identified six key food challenges for the region, from food waste to aging farmers, to address in a multi-faceted plan to build a more nourishing food system.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, 2 billion people face food insecurity and preliminary estimates suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may add an additional 83-132 million people. Given the fragility of our global food system right now, The Rockefeller Foundation’s prize is supporting Visionaries who are answering the question of how to address these sobering statistics and make our food system more resilient to future crises.
The prize finalists, who hail from Canada, China, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, and the U.S., were selected from a diverse group of 76 semi-finalists from around the world. Following completion of the Accelerator phase, finalists will be eligible for a prize of $200,000 USD.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, 2 billion people face food insecurity and preliminary estimates suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may add an additional 83-132 million people. Given the fragility of our global food system right now, The Rockefeller Foundation’s prize is supporting Visionaries who are answering the question of how to address these sobering statistics and make our food system more resilient to future crises.
The prize finalists, who hail from Canada, China, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, and the U.S., were selected from a diverse group of 76 semi-finalists from around the world. Following completion of the Accelerator phase, finalists will be eligible for a prize of $200,000 USD.
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