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Bonn, Germany – June 10, 2026 – Seeding The Future Foundation and Welthungerhilfe (WHH) are proud to announce the Seed Grant, Growth Grant and Seeding the Future Grand Prize winners of the 5th annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge (GFSC). The USD 1 million global Challenge supports impactful and innovative solutions to transform food systems.
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Created and funded by Seeding The Future Foundation and, for the first time, hosted by Welthungerhilfe (WHH), the Challenge attracted a record 1,600+ applications from entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers and multidisciplinary teams from 112 countries.
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“Each year, the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge reminds us that transformative innovations to enable safe, nutritious, affordable and trusted food can emerge from every corner of the world. This year’s winners exemplify the ingenuity, determination, and multidisciplinary thinking needed to address some of humanity’s most pressing challenges and reflect our foundation’s vision for more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems. We are honored to collaborate with our trusted partner, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), as host of the Challenge, and proud to support innovators and entrepreneurs whose work will catalyze a lasting impact for people and planet,” said Bernhard van Lengerich, Founder & CEO of Seeding The Future Foundation.
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To promote innovations at various stages – from ideation and development to scaling – the Challenge offers three levels of awards: Seed Grant, Growth Grant, and Seeding The Future Grand Prize. While eight Seed Grant winners each receive $25,000, three Growth Grant winners each receive $100,000, and two Seeding the Future Grand Prize winners receive $250,000 each.
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“The Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge highlights the bold ideas and entrepreneurial spirit needed to transform global food systems. For Welthungerhilfe (WHH), the Challenge is a valuable way to support innovators whose solutions can drive better nutrition, stronger resilience, and lasting impact. We congratulate this year’s winners and celebrate the creativity and commitment behind each of these promising innovations.” said Jan Kever, Head of Innovation at Welthungerhilfe (WHH).
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Seeding The Future Grand Prize Winners
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- Sanku – Project Healthy Children Inc., Tanzania
Sanku works with local flour millers in East Africa to add essential nutrients to staple flour, helping prevent malnutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies. Sanku provides millers with technology, nutrient premix, and technical support to fortify flour accurately and sustainably. This enables even remote communities to access and consume healthier staple foods every day. Sanku is reaching millions of people with fortified flour and helping improve nutrition at scale. - Nurture Posterity International, Uganda
The NutriPosh initiative improves school nutrition in Uganda by producinguniquely fortified flour made from maize and pumpkin for school meals. Its digital platform supports quality control, farmer payments, traceability, and meal delivery monitoring, creating a reliable and transparent food system. The model links local farmers, decentralized processing, and schools to provide nutritious meals while strengthening livelihoods. By combining nutrition, digital oversight, and climate-smart production, NutriPosh is helping modernize school feeding at scale.
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