Enter Technology, Innovation and SDGs approach in Food and Agriculture is key to the feed future

UNIDO Itpo Italy and Future Food launch the International Award “Innovative Ideas and Technologies in Agribusiness”

It’s hard to believe that in 2019 there are 795 million people who are hungry every day. Almost one-quarter of all children worldwide are malnourished — with the largest contributor to disease being malnutrition — this is a very concerning fact.

It’s for this reason that the global food system needs to be improved. It’s also critical that we improve how we produce, distribute and store surplus food. With global warming becoming more of an urgent concern, it’s imperative for all of us that these global food challenges are addressed.

Besides, there are other issues such as the frightening speed that deforestation is taking place. Agriculture is the most significant driver of this and between 2015 and 2016, it rose by 51%.

Also, a lot of what we grow uses methods that aren’t sustainable. Food surplus is often not stored in the best way and much of it goes to waste (1.3 billion metric tons of food a year is wasted).

With stats like this, it’s time for us to put our focus on making dramatic changes in the way we produce and distribute food. Solving hunger and food insecurity is a must in order to solve other challenges that are affecting us on a global scale.

Technology and innovation can give us the change that we need to address food challenges

Technology has been at the core of revolutionising agriculture throughout the ages. From the invention of the wheel and ox-drawn ploughs to the implementation of a robotic farm. it’s saved time, made for greater harvests and in some cases has destroyed pests and insects.

Knowing how valuable technology is in the future of food, we’ve partnered with one of Italy’s most influential bodies in innovation. We want to encourage all and every innovation that we can in the food process to secure a better future for all of us.

The award winner will enjoy the opportunity to implement their innovative ideas and will gain support from UNIDO ITPO Italy and Future Food in doing so.

Enter to win an award, exposure and overall priceless support

Please note that applications must be entered here at this dedicated website >>http://www.unido.it/award2019 by March 31st 2019.

Focus on innovative and sustainable solutions for the food system

The mission of the contest is to discover some truly innovative and sustainable solutions on a global basis. These solutions would be used for social and economic achievement for developing countries.

They may be used in any part of the food process with an angle of climate change and responsible management of surpluses to co-mingling of agriculture, energy and environment –

• Production
• Processing
• Preservation
• Logistics
• Consumption

What will catch the eye of our food innovation judges?

You can read more about who will be on the jury here. We need to inform you that the following areas will be of interest to the judges this year:

• In addition to cultivation, harvesting, processing, the packaging and distribution of livestock, fishery and agricultural products.
• The fight against food waste
• Management of logistics and access to international markets for developing countries to sell agricultural products
• Way to improve the economic and life conditions of workers involved in the agriculture sector of developing countries
• Local market development for agricultural goods and food.
• Solutions for the treatment of agribusiness waste and the production of water and energy from alternative sources for use by humans, agriculture and zoos.
• How to apply big data for better urban and smart agriculture and ICT

There’s now a countdown to enter (46 days at the date of publishing), and you’ll need to make yourself available for the award ceremony in Rome on 15 May 2019 at the EXCO 2019 expo.

Please spread the word about this content and then do apply with your own entry!!!