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Seeding The Future: Global Food System Challenge
https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/global-food-system-challenge
Overview
| Donor: | Welthungerhilfe (WHH) |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Germany |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual, Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 15.12.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 25.000$ |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 250.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Food Security
- Health
- Research, Technology & Innovation
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
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
Hosted by Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation (STF), the Challenge is intended to recognize and support breakthrough innovations that can spark transformations of our food systems, with a particular focus on addressing critical challenges in the Global South. The Challenge aims to inspire impactful and transforming innovations that reside at the INNOVATION FOCUS AREA in which three domains intersect:
- Innovations leading to safe and nutritious food for a healthy diet
- Innovations leading to sustainable or regenerative practices that enable food systems to stay within planetary boundaries, including food waste and food loss reduction
- Innovations leading to equitable access to food that is affordable, appealing and trusted
2) Eligibility
Applicant organisations: Open to applicants from all countries, with a strong emphasis on innovations serving the global south; Open to scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams; Eligible organisations include NGOs, non-profits, social enterprises, universities, research institutions, and small or emerging for-profit enterprises.
3) Location
They are supporting projects in countries worldwide.
4) Budget
(1) Seed grants (USD 25,000 each): For early innovations showing feasibility with prototypes or initial proof of concept. Must benefit at least one, ideally two, focus domains.; (2) Growth grants (USD 100,000 each): For innovations proven to be doable, with evidence of economic feasibility at scale and high-impact potential. Must benefit at least two, ideally three, domains; (3) Seeding the future grand prizes (USD 250,000 each): For scalable, economically feasible, trusted, high-impact innovations capable of transforming food systems. Must benefit at least two, ideally three, domains.
5) Application
The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 December 2025.