Nominations open for 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards
Posted: December 3, 2021
Categories: GoodFoodBites / Opportunities
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards.
The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recognize global excellence in food innovation and community impact. With these awards, the Arrell Food Institute recognizes global leaders who are ensuring future food security for the planet, and hopes to inspire new leaders to take bold steps towards change.
Two prizes of at least $100,000 CAD each are awarded annually.
This first award recognizes a researcher, or group of researchers, who has advanced understanding of food production, processing, distribution, consumption, safety and/or human nutrition, with a significant positive impact on society. This includes, but is not limited to, food science, crop or livestock genetics, agro-ecology, pest management, supply chain management, soil health, human nutrition, food processing, food packaging, or food safety.
The second award recognizes an individual, or group of individuals, who has contributed to improved nutritional health and/or food security, with a focus on strengthening disadvantaged communities. This includes, but is not limited to, household nutrition, urban poverty, Aboriginal food security, traditional food systems, socioeconomic policy, poverty elimination, or community development.
Learn more on the Arrell Food Institute website.
Nominations close on January 14, 2022.