Africa Food Prize: Elevating Heroes of
Agriculture (US $100,000 prize)
About the Africa Food Prize
The Africa Food Prize Committee invites
nominations for individuals or institutions who are delivering improved food
security; catalyzing innovation and transformative change in Africa’s
agriculture sector.
The Africa Food Prize is the 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.
New Category Regenerative Agriculture
There will also be a special category on
Regenerative Agriculture, which will award USD10 000 for achievements and
innovations that advance regenerative food systems in the African continent.
The Prize Committee considers the following
criteria for the Regenerative Agriculture Prize, for contributions that:
- Help
protect and regenerate natural resources, primarily soil, as well as water and
biodiversity;
- Improve
farmland resilience to climate change and farmer’s livelihood;
- Support
locally adapted, context specific solutions inspired by empirical wisdom;
- Engage
existing communities’ network and local governance in a
landscape approach;
- Increase
knowledge and awareness about Regenerative Agriculture, especially among
youths.
Award Information
- The US $100,000 prize celebrates Africans who are taking control of Africa’s
agriculture agenda. It puts a spotlight on bold initiatives and technical
innovations that can be replicated across the continent to create a new
era of food security and economic opportunity for all Africans.
- The
Prize is awarded at a special ceremony attended by the Prize winner(s),
the Africa Food Prize Committee and invited guests. The Prize winner(s) is
committed to attend this ceremony.
- The
Africa Food Prize 2023 will be awarded during the AGRF Summit this
September.
Eligibility Criteria
- The
Africa Food Prize can be awarded to any individual or identifiable group
of individuals, as well as to established institutions, associations,
organizations or government bodies with a formal and recognized judicial
and organizational structure contributing to the overall objectives of the
Prize.
- The
Prize can be awarded to any qualified candidate, irrespective of
nationality, profession or location, whose work, and contributions
deriving from the work, has had a clear impact on the African situation,
nationally, regionally or for the continent.
- The
Prize can be awarded with reference to a specific contribution or
achievement, or a series of efforts and results in the recent past,
preferably within the last few years.
- Current
or recent members of the Africa Food Prize Committee, or an
institution/organization headed by such a member, are ineligible for the
Prize. The Prize cannot be awarded to a person already deceased but will
be presented in the event a Prize winner dies before receiving
the Prize.
- The
Prize can be awarded to more than one winner, but not more than two. If
shared, each winner will receive equal prize money (USD 100, 000 divided
in two), a diploma and a trophy.
Selection Criteria
- The
Africa Food Prize will honor outstanding contributions within every aspect
of agriculture and food production that is clearly related to combating
hunger and reducing poverty in Africa. Decisions will be based on the
Prize Committee’s research into and deliberations of the
nominees´ work and an evaluation of their achievements.
- In
its assessments, the Africa Food Prize Committee will particularly
emphasize proven, tangible results, scalability and value creation derived
from the nominee’s work, directly or indirectly, with regard to
improvement of sustainable agriculture and food and nutrition security in
Africa. In its deliberations, the Africa Food Prize Committee will
furthermore emphasize the value of the nominees’ achievements with regard to
visionary thinking, their role as motivator and rallying point in the
campaign against hunger and poverty, as well as their inclination to share
knowledge and cooperate. The Africa Food Prize Committee will also
consider the circumstances under which the work has been carried out and
results achieved; that is the complexity of the problem and the
difficulties, hostilities or prejudices encountered.
- 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.
- Proven
leadership potential of the individual or organization, specifically the
ability of the to.
- Persevere
despite significant challenges or risks.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified individuals or institutions
that are leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a
struggle to survive to a business that thrives should follow the link
below to apply.
Application Deadline: 17June, 2023
For more information, visit Africa Food Prize.
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