A4IP calls on CGIAR scientists with science-based innovations that have the potential to make a real impact in agriculture to apply.
AG 4 Future Food Accelerator calls on innovation teams from around the world that can transform value chains with ground-breaking technologies.
Rome, 6 March 2023 – CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Banca Sella Group and its Venture Incubator, dpixel to collaborate on AG 4 Future Food Accelerator. The program aims to scale up cutting-edge innovations that can drive forward climate action and transform value chains. Banca Sella Group is offering EUR 500K for this program, with an investment of up to EUR 100K for each of the 5 finalists.
AG 4 Future Food Accelerator
As the project’s Global Ecosystem Partner, A4IP is teaming up with the Sella Group and dpixel to scout the most innovative teams with technologies that can tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our world today posed by population growth, food waste, undernourishment, ecological inefficiency, and natural resource scarcity.
AG 4 Future Food Accelerator is targeting solutions that include, but are not limited to, biotechnologies applied to agriculture, automation and robotics, data management and logistics, and innovative foods. These solutions can help to reduce costs, simplify supply chains, and create new business practices. The program’s focus on the entire value chain means that innovations could help make the industry more sustainable, accessible, efficient, and resilient to climate change.
