Global Food System Challenge: Transforming Cape Verde with Sustainable Innovation
O Global Food System Challenge represents a unique opportunity for Cape Verde to promote innovative solutions that guarantee food security, sustainability and resilience. With growing climate and socio-economic challenges, this international competition is a platform for designing transformative ideas capable of revolutionising food production, distribution and consumption in the archipelago.
Cape Verde, despite its limited resources, has untapped agricultural and maritime potential. O Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge invites entrepreneurs, researchers and local organisations to submit projects that promote fairer, more nutritious and ecological food systems. From precision agriculture to the valorisation of endogenous products, proposals must be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), guaranteeing a real impact on communities.
Why take part?
This challenge is not just a competition, but a catalyst for progress. The winners will receive funding, mentoring and global visibility, allowing them to scale solutions that respond to Cape Verde's specific challenges, such as water scarcity, import dependency and desertification. In addition, the initiative fosters partnerships between the public, private and academic sectors, strengthening the local innovation ecosystem.
Key Intervention Areas
To maximise impact, projects should focus on strategic areas:
- Resilient Agriculture: Cultivation techniques adapted to the semi-arid climate, such as hydroponics or agroforestry.
- Circular Economy: Reduction of food waste through conservation technologies or the reuse of waste.
- Affordable NutritionSolutions to improve access to nutritious food, especially in vulnerable areas.
- Technological InnovationDigital tools to optimise supply chains or monitor natural resources.
How to present a winning proposal
The key to success lies in the clarity, feasibility and scalability of ideas. Candidates must:
- Identify a concrete problem (e.g. low agricultural productivity in Santiago).
- Propose an innovative solution (e.g. use of renewable energies in irrigation systems).
- Demonstrate measurable impact (e.g. 30% increase in local production in two years).
- Ensuring financial sustainability (e.g. business model with public-private partnerships).
Deadline and Application
Registration is open until 16th January 2026. To submit your proposal or get more information, visit the official website: https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/global-food-system-challenge.
Cape Verde has everything it takes to be a success story in this global challenge. With creativity and collaboration, it is possible to build a food system that nourishes not only the body, but also the future of generations to come. The time to act is now.
