International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture 2019The call for nominations for the International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture is open from 21 November 2018 until 28 February 2019. FAO and the Government of Switzerland are calling on individuals, private companies or institutions to submit a nomination for one of the following categories :

1.Award for Digitalization and Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems (USD 40 000) – Innovations that impact more than one level of supply chain and strengthen the link between farmers and consumers

2.Award for Innovations that empower youth in agriculture and food systems (USD 20 000) – Innovations that empower youth (under 35) in agriculture and food systems

The Award General criteria are as follows:

  • Quality and merit of the innovation
  • Potential benefit, impact and sustainability
  • Scalability
  • Value for money

Eligibility criteria

  • Both categories of the International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture 2019 consider innovations that have been successfully implemented and validated. The Award is conferred for innovations implemented during the biennium preceding the current one.
  • Individuals, private companies and institutions responsible for an innovation that has demonstrated particular efficiency and used novel tools, products or services to enhance and promote sustainable food and agriculture can apply for International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
  • Nomination forms that are incomplete, do not comply with the terms and conditions, or are submitted beyond the deadline, according to the instructions provided, will not be considered.
  • No applicants under the age of 18 will be considered for the Award.
  • The submission of a Nomination Form is free of charge.
  • By submitting a Nomination Form, applicants agree that personal data, especially name and address may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the Award nominations. The data may also be used to verify the applicants’ identity, postal address and telephone number or to otherwise verify the applicants’ eligibility to submit a Nomination Form.
  • If the nomination is made by a private company or institution, the nomination form should be signed and presented by the legal representative and confirmation of his/her authorization to present the nomination should be provided.

Submission of Nominations

Proposals for nominations should be submitted using the attached Nomination Form by 28 February 2019 to the Secretariat of the Award at the following email address: Innovation-Award@fao.org for endorsement and submission to the Screening Committee.

Download the nomination form, terms and conditions here.

For more information,please visit http://www.fao.org/innovation/en/

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