The first EY Global Ideathon, Farm To Fork, discovers innovative solutions to food insecurity.
Our world is transforming as we speak. Global food prices are being pushed higher and higher, along with the risk of growing poverty and malnutrition.
“Major global events over the past few years have shocked agricultural markets, creating high food inflation and accelerating global hunger. But the underlying dysfunction of the global food system has been building for years,” says Julie Teigland, EY EMEIA Managing Partner and Ambassador of Farm To Fork. “Farm To Fork seeks practical, scalable interventions to address rising food insecurity and malnutrition right along the supply chain, from more productive agricultural systems to more sustainable food processing and consumption.”
The global EY organization is committed to finding concrete approaches to tackle the food-insecurity emergency and launched Farm To Fork, the EY Global Ideathon, to empower new innovators and explore new solutions for food security. The program was brought to life by EY Ripples and the Wavespace team in Antwerp. This year’s Farm To Fork Winners were announced on 22 February 2023.
Women won four of the five categories in the 2023 Farm To Fork – EY Global Ideathon. Africa dominated, with two Kenyan females under 30, recognized. The winning ideas blend leading-edge-technology with home-grown innovation and will now progress either into the EY Farm To Fork Boost Program or the EY Farm To Fork Innovation Experience, accelerator journeys that are designed to help accelerate the winning ideas into concrete solutions or successful businesses.