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Overview
| Donor: | Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Kuwait |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual, Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 30.06.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | 1.000.000$ |
| Funding type: | Prize |
| Maximum grant size: | 1.000.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | 100% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Food Security
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
The Prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within one or more of the following areas (or other related fields):
- Developing new seed, crop, or livestock varieties to enhance food security and nutrition in Africa.
- Increasing the shelf life, caloric, and nutritional value of locally produced and consumed food.
- Improving smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural inputs, techniques, technologies, and markets to ensure the availability of nutritious food for vulnerable communities.
- Enhancing farmers’ resilience to climate change and extreme weather variability to secure sustainable food production and nutrition.
- Reducing food waste and food loss across Africa’s agrifood systems.
- Advancing alternative agrifood systems to increase productivity while reducing water footprints, especially in marginal environments.
- Promoting the adoption of modern business strategies, digitalization, and marketing in the field of food security and nutrition.
- Implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to combat food insecurity and malnutrition.
- Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment in achieving food security.
- Developing strategies to improve agricultural livelihoods, food security, and nutrition during pandemics.
2) Eligibility
Nominations are accepted from competent regional and international institutions and scientific centers (universities, institutes and centers of scientific research) as well as from UN organizations, former winners in the field of the prize, or former evaluation
3) Location
The nominated candidates’ research and development work or projects and initiatives must be innovative and have achieved high-impact in the African continent.
4) Budget
The Prize has a value of $1,000,000 (one million US Dollars). The cash sum is awarded along with a gold medal, shield and certificate of recognition.
5) Application
The nomination form and submitted works must be received before 30 June 2025.