Call for Nominations: Africa Food Prize 2025 ($100,000 prize)

Building on the values and principles established by the Yara Prize, the Africa Food Prize puts a bright spotlight on achievements and innovations with transformative power that can be scaled and replicated across the continent to eliminate hunger and poverty and provide a vital new source of employment and income.

Eligibility Criteria for Call for Nominations: Africa Food Prize 2025 ($100,000 prize)

1. The Africa Food Prize can be awarded to any individual or identifiable group of individuals, as well as to established institutions, associations, organizations, or government bodies with a formal and recognized judicial and organizational structure contributing to the overall objectives of the prize.
2. The prize can be awarded to any qualified candidate, irrespective of nationality, profession, or location, whose work and contributions deriving from the work have had a clear impact on the African situation, nationally, regionally, or for the continent.
3. The prize can be awarded with reference to a specific contribution or achievement or a series of efforts and results in the recent past, preferably within the last few years.
4. Current or recent members of the Africa Food Prize Committee, or an institution/organization headed by such a member, are ineligible for the prize. The prize cannot be awarded to a person already deceased but will be presented in the event that a prize winner dies before receiving the prize.
5. Selection Criteria
6. The Prize Committee considers the following criteria for the prize:
7. Contribution to reducing poverty and hunger and/or improving food and nutrition security in measurable terms
8. Contribution to providing a vital source of income and/or employment in measurable terms
9. Potential for transformative change through scalability, replication, and sustainability
10. Increased awareness and cooperation among African audiences and organizations

Benefits of Call for Nominations: Africa Food Prize 2025 ($100,000 prize)

The prize includes $100,000 cash, a diploma and a trophy. The Prize can be awarded to more than one winner, but not more than two. If shared, each winner will receive equal prize money (USD $100,000 divided in two), a diploma and a trophy.

How to Apply

1. Click on the link to the application website to nominate a candidate.

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Application Deadline

27 June, 2025

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