Global Thought for Food Challenge (2022)

Deadline: June 3, 2022

The TFF Challenge is a collaborative competition, where we encourage you to work together
and openly share ideas and experiences between teams. We believe that change can only
happen (fast) if we work alongside each other and leverage the collective power of this
amazing global community that TFF brings together. So, welcome to the TFF family. We are
thrilled to embark on this journey together, and we wish you the time of your life!

“How do we feed 10 billion people on a hotter planet?” This is a big and purposefully broad
question – we want you to think about it and address it in a way that is meaningful to you and your
market.
Over the 6-week TFF Challenge period, you can dive into curated, on-demand digital content,
weekly entrepreneurship and topic-related live sessions that feature industry leaders and
successful agrifood tech startups, and can access 24/7 support.

Who can participate?

The TFF Challenge is a place for anyone who wants to build feasible solutions that steer the future
towards sustainable, nourishing and resilient food systems. We are calling on scientists, designers,
engineers, marketers, farmers, developers, and anyone else passionate about the future of our food.
No background in food and agriculture needed.
Participants are asked to form teams of at least 2 members or directly sign up with an existing
team.

Perks & Prizes

The TFF Challenge will without any doubts transform your life and propel your
career as a social business leader. By submitting your pitch you will have the
chance to win:
● $30,000+ USD in cash grants from TFF and partners
● Invitation to the TFF Academy, a personalised 4-month acceleration program
featuring hands-on mentoring and pitch training (priceless!)
● Professional production of a short film about your solution
● Chance to pitch to investors and industry leaders at the global TFF Summit
● Additional perks offered by TFF’s broad network of partners, including free
datasets, industry introductions, and training sessions
● Access to life-changing connections from TFF’s global change-maker
community

Solution areas

The TFF Challenge is looking for locally-relevant solutions that can be scaled
globally and which address a wide range of pressing challenges across all parts of
the food value chain—from production to distribution through to consumption and
waste.
Teams are called on to leverage science and technology breakthroughs in areas like
artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech and biotechnology, and to utilise inclusive
business models such as circularity, open data, and sharing economy.
In addition to the topical prizes, the following solution areas are of particular
interest:
● nutritious foods;
● novel flavours and aromas;
● alternative proteins;
● regenerative agricultural production systems (crops, aquaculture, livestock);
● controlled environment agriculture;
● appropriate technology for smallholders;
● and transparent and inclusive supply chains.

Pitch submission procedure

Your final pitch needs to be submitted by June 3, 2022 on www.tffdigitallabs.org.
You can submit your pitch at any time from April, 22th 2022.
To complete your submission, you need to ensure that you fulfill the following
criteria:
● Your team consists of a minimum of 2 members.
● You have a completed team profile on the TFF Digital Labs with details
about your project, mission, and purpose.
● Ideally you have completed a series of courses and joined live sessions,
accessed through the TFF Digital Labs.
● You have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions.
We have prepared lots of instructions and examples for a fabulous pitch, which
you can access on the TFF Digital Labs. A complete pitch consists of:
● Answers to some short-answer questions about your business – full list here
● Video (3 minutes max., in English or with English subtitles)
● Pitch deck (20 slides max.) – checklist here
● Optional confidential documents

Application Registration Deadline: June 3. 2022

To Apply: Click here

Official Website: Click here