Check out the10 start-ups pitching for the US$100K FFA Award
| Was this email forwarded to you? Click here to join our community and follow make sure you follow us on LinkedIn | | | The word 'resilience' has been pushed around a fair bit in the past year. But it is the most appropriate description of the character we saw in abundance in this year's startup applicants for the Future Food Asia Award. Each year a shortlist of startups pitch at the FFA conference, as they compete for the title of 'Winner of the Future Food Asia Award' and the grand prize of US$100,000. Now in its 5th year, FFA continues to deliver on its promise of providing a platform for agrifoodtech entrepreneurs to showcase their innovations that are enabling a brighter food future for Asia. The year witnessed not only a 24% increase in volume, but also a remarkable rise in quality of applicants. And after months of application review and jury assessment sessions, the much-awaited Future Food Asia Award startup finalist list is ready. | | The 10 start-up finalists pitching at FFA2021 |
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Proprietary microfluidics technology to develop custom-designed enzymes for cleaner and sustainable manufacturing of natural products |
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A solar bioengineering company sustainably producing traditionally plant-derived natural products from light, water and CO2. |
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The world’s first producer of sustainable and high-quality activated carbon, via a carbon-negative production method using common agricultural by-products. |
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An Australian food tech company (re)creating real, animal-free dairy foods, by leveraging precision fermentation technology. |
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A patent pending IoT-powered, AI-SaaS platform providing farm-level and crop-specific actionable intelligence for horticulture. |
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Developed an autonomous robot called ‘Gallus’ to improve poultry margins & welfare. |
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Developed a revolutionary technology called advanced sous-vide aseptic packaging (ASAP) that enables the storage of fresh meat for two years. |
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A food-upcycling company that repurposes by-products from beer and shikhye into highly nutritional products such as flour, dough, pasta etc. |
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Using food engineering technology to provide quality care and promote healthy lifestyles for the elderly and those who have dysphagia. |
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A leading innovator and provider of delicious, nutritious, plant-based protein that helps us better nourish ourselves and also nurture our planet. |
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| Alongside the US$100,000 grand prize, the Future Food Asia 2021 conference will feature two more awards presented by this year’s partners - Cargill and Thai Wah. In addition to the start-up pitches, the conference will host discussions on key opportunities, trends and challenges emerging in the agrifood industry. These discussions feature a line up of speakers who are industry thought leaders, seasoned entrepreneurs and key investors in the sector. Registered attendees will be able to view all startup pitches and panel discussions live as well as in replay on the conference platform, and can also leverage the 1-1 networking platform to connect with the hundreds of agrifood enthusiasts that are also attending. | | |
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Cargill, in line with its commitment to nourishing the world in a safe, sustainable and responsible way, will award a prize to one start-up that is building an innovative solution to progress Health through Nutrition. |
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Thai Wah will award the ‘Circular Bio-Economy Prize’, to one start-up that is able to help repurpose biomass into a useful or valuable product. |
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