تحدي تكنولوجيا الغذاء هو مسابقة عالمية تسعى إلى إيجاد الموجة التالية من الابتكارات التكنولوجية التي توشك على تحويل الممارسات الغذائية والزراعية التقليدية بكفاءة واستدامة.

يركز تحدي تكنولوجيا الغذاء على مجالين:

• ‘Food production,’ to address the availability and abundance of food and explore next-gen nutrient rich alternatives
• ‘Food loss and waste,’ to ensure sustainability across the food supply chain and the planet more broadly

Submissions outside of these areas are not eligible for consideration. If you have questions about whether your idea or start-up is eligible, please contact us at info@foodtechchallenge.com.

To be eligible to participate in the competition, you must be 18 years or older. You do not need to have a business license, certificate of incorporation, or similar document in your home jurisdiction.

Your start-up should:

• Have a workable minimum viable product
• Be less than 5 years old
• Have fewer than 25 employees
• Have not yet raised Series A funding
• Address one of two food value chain focus areas: ‘Food production,’ or ‘Food loss and waste’

Applications will be evaluated based on:

• Technology: Applications must be feature value-adding technologies that have the potential to transform the food and agriculture sectors through unique solutions
• Commercial Viability: Applications must have a clearly identified and significant addressable market and a pathway for financial viability over the medium term
• Environmental Sustainability: Applications must demonstrate efficient use of natural resources and contribute to the environmental sustainability of food and agriculture
• UAE Relevance: Applications must target a food security challenge relevant to the UAE, and solutions must have the potential to be deployed in the country
• Pathway to UAE Impact: Applications must have a well-formed, actionable plan for how their solutions can be tested, developed, and potentially launched (or scaled up) in the UAE

Winners will be expected to use the cash prize, R&D, mentorship, and incubation support to deploy their technologies in the UAE.

Fully relocating your start-up to the UAE is not required, but local incorporation in the UAE is typically a prerequisite for unlocking R&D funding, acceleration programs, investment, or other commercial opportunities.

The UAE has outlined a bold vision to reach the world’s #1 place in the Global Food Security Index by 2051. To achieve this, it has launched and collaborated on bold local and global initiatives, including the US-UAE AIM for Climate Project – a $4 billion initiative to invest in climate-smart agriculture and food systems, the Food Tech Valley, the FoodTech Challenge, and much more.

To participate in the FoodTech Challenge, you will need to create an account on the competition submission portal.

After you have created an account and verified your email address, please login to access the application form. You will have to provide information about your organization and proposed solution, along with short responses to several prompts, a detailed business case featuring additional company information, and a demo video of your solution. If you would like to receive feedback prior to the Regular Submission deadline, you may opt for the Early Submission route, which entails submitting the application form alongside an executive summary by the Early Submission deadline (May 20th). If shortlisted, you will then receive feedback as relevant and be asked to provide the remaining supporting information (detailed business case + demo video) by the Regular Submission deadline (June 24th).

Once you have provided all the required information, you can submit your application!

You have two options for submitting your application:

Option 1: Early Submission

• Recommended if: You are unsure of your eligibility for the FoodTech Challenge or would like feedback on your submissions
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