INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2017 MILAN, 10 MAY 2017
INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRIBUSINESS
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Foreword We don’t need more food, but more technology and applied innovations to bring about economic growth and lift people out of poverty in developing countries. Through the second edition of the “International Award for Innovative Ideas and Technologies on Agribusiness”, UNIDO ITPO Italy – in collaboration with Seeds&Chips and the Italian National Research Council – created a tool that brought together different development actors and contributed in closing the gap between local needs and technology providers. In line with SDG 9 and UNIDO’s global effort to promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID), UNIDO ITPO Italy elevated the importance of innovation in the agribusiness sector as a fundamental enabler of economic growth in developing countries. It did so in the context of Seeds&Chips, a leading international Summit in this sector, which this year boasted the participation of the former President of the United States, Barack Obama. This experience confirmed once again that we need the courage of young innovators and the quality of the ideas and technologies to bring about lasting change in developing countries. Diana Battaggia, Head of UNIDO ITPO Italy
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2.1 Objective of the contest 2.2 Evaluation Criteria 2.3 The jury
About us
The award
Achievements
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3.1 UNIDO ITPO Italy 3.2 National Research Council 3.3 Seeds&Chips
4.1 Seeds&Chips ‘17 4.2 The conference
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5.1 Yarok 5.2 Evaptainers 5.3 Coffee Flour 5.4 Demetra 5.5 Biopacplus 5.6 Ricult 5.7 Electrap
Press Clips
Winners
The ceremony
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Achievements
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candidates WOMEN category 92
ICT, telecomunications Agriculture, cattle-raising, fishing Machinery, mechanical equipment Agro-industry
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Environment
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Energy
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Multisectorial
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Other sectors
Research centers 44
UNDER 35 category 143
Associations, NGOs 5 Companies, Startups 255
OVERALL category 97
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Milan, 11 May 2017 - Out of 330 participants from over 80 countries, a total of 5 Italian and international start-ups have received awards under the following three categories: Overall, Women, Under 35.
“As the United Nations, UNIDO ITPO Italy has the moral obligation of supporting innovative processes that benefit developing countries in the sector that contributes to their society the most; this is also why we have made such an effort in the organization of the International Award on Agribusiness” Diana Battaggia, Head of UNIDO ITPO Italy
“The impact of food innovation on developing countries is one of the topics that Seeds&Chips cares about the most. As mentioned by Kerry Kennedy, this is how we are part of the solution for a truly better future” ”Therefore, our commitment is not only to broaden the scope of the 2018 edition, but also to ensure continuity through events and initiatives that are instrumental to supporting the actors and developing the solutions” Marco Gualtieri, Seeds&Chips founder and chairman
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The award 2.1 Objective of the contest The tender has the objective to scout, classify, select and promote the best innovative ideas and technologies relative to the entire AGRIBUSINESS value chain that could be successfully applied in Developing Countries (DCs). Specifically, priority will be given to the following themes: • Technologies for the improvement of the harvest, processing, conservation and packaging of food products, with a special focus on the use of advanced and innovative materials; • Technologies and innovative ideas for the valorization of agricultural products of agricultural communities and aimed at fighting food waste and losses; • Innovative solutions for the logistics management and access to international markets of agricultural products of DCs; • Technologies and innovative solutions for the improvement of life conditions of workers in the agricultural and similar sectors in DCs; • Technologies and instruments for the development and qualification of a local market for food and agricultural goods and products; • Innovative solutions linked to the environmental technologies for agribusiness waste treatment & management, and production of energy and water from alternative sources for agricultural, human and zoo technical use.
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2.3 The jury
President of the jury
Diana Battaggia Head UNIDO ITPO Italy
Marco Gualtieri Founder & Chairman Seeds&Chips
Luigi Nicolais President Materias s.r.l.
Stefano Bisoffi Andrea Sonnino Central Adm. for Scient. Act. Senior Scientist, ENEA / Int. Rel. Unit / Ev.&Tech. Former Chief, FAO Transfer Unit, Director CRA
Francesco Loreto Biology, Agri and Food Sciences Dep. Director CNR
Maria Manuela Dos Santos Lucas Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique to Italy
Alba Soto Pimentel Ambassador Cuba Embassy to Italy
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Marco Rognoni Deputy CEO Azimut Global Counseling
About us 3.1 UNIDO ITPO Italy United Nations Organization for Industrial Development (UNIDO) assists developing (DCs) and transition countries to promote sustainable industrial development and international cooperation among companies and entrepreneurs. By means of its 46 offices in developing countries and in collaboration with its 169 member countries, UNIDO pursues its aim through the mobilization of human, intellectual and technological resources through which it fosters productive employment and economic development, sensitive to ecological and environmental problems. The Italian Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO Italy), based in Rome, was created in 1987 on the basis of an agreement between UNIDO and the Italian Government. The Office has the mission of contributing to the industrial development and economic growth of developing countries, identifying and mobilizing technical, financial and managerial resources in order to achieve employment, economic competitiveness and environmental protection. ITPO Italy launched specific industrial development programmes aimed at involving several sectors where Italy sets world standards of best practice, such as agro – industry/food, textiles and clothing, leather and footwear, environment and renewable energies. This commitment is mainly based on promotion of industrial partnerships, on improvement of technological and qualitative standards and on capacity-building to partner institutions.
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3.2 National Research Council The National Research Council is a public research body with general scientific competence, supervised by the Italian Minister of Education, University and Research. It has legal personality under public law and scientific, financial, organizational, financial autonomy. The CNR, within the framework of European cooperation and integration, has the role to carry out, promote, transfer, assess and enhance research activities in several key areas of knowledge and apply the results to the scientific, cultural, technological, economic and social development of the country. The CNR scientific network counts on over 100 institutions, divided into 7 departments, with approximately 8,000 employees. Its size, articulation and dissemination nationwide make CNR the largest Italian research body, characterized by a high level of multi-disciplinary approach that distinguishes it from all other bodies, as one of the largest internationally.
3.3 Seeds&Chips Seeds&Chips, the Global Food Innovation Summit, is one of the top food innovation events worldwide. It is dedicated to showcasing national and international talent and cutting-edge solutions from around the world. At Seeds&Chips, startups, corporations, investors, organizations, policy and decision makers can share and demo their latest ground breaking food solutions, from farm to fork and beyond.
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The ceremony 4.1 Seeds&Chips ‘17 Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit is one of the top Food Innovation events worldwide, dedicated to showcasing national and international talent and cutting-edge solutions from around the world. Food Innovation concerns the whole food chain, from farm to fork: the increasing world population and protein consumption, climate change, scarcity of available resources, socio-demographic changes, protection of health and irreversible and overt changes in the processes of choice and purchase are all important to food innovation. We are changing the ways in which food is produced, processed, distributed, communicated and consumed. Never before in history has man faced challenges so urgent and never before has he had access to the technological infrastructure to address them, and still there remains so much potential to be discovered. “Thanks this edition of Seeds&Chips and thanks to President Barack H. Obama’s extraordinary participation in the Global Food Innovation Summit, the city of Milano - and Italy – are once again the world hub of food and food innovation, a journey that began with Expo 2015,” stated Marco Gualtieri, founder and Chairman of Seeds&Chips. “New technologies can offer us the solutions to tackle some of the major global challenges: food security, nutrition, combatting waste, sustainability and climate change. I believe that Italy can be a key player in this sector by joining innovation and our long-standing tradition of excellence in food. There are hundreds of startups, businesses and companies who are active in this field and at Seeds & Chips our overall goal is to gather them all under one roof with a synergistic action that will enable Milano and Italy to become an international reference point for innovation in food and food-tech”. #SaC17 #FoodTech #FoodInnovation #AgTech #InternetOfFood
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The 44th US President Barack H. Obama as the guest of honor at the third edition of Seeds&Chips. In the occasion of The Global Food Innovation Summit on Tuesday May 9, President Barack H. Obama held a keynote speech as well as a conversation together with Sam Kass, Senior Food Policy Advisor and promoter of White House’s health-conscious revolution.
“We cannot be close-minded towards new technologies in Food Production. We cannot stop now” President Barack H. Obama at #SaC17
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4.2 The Award Conference Special conference - Inspire Power : Food Security for Developing Countries and Award Ceremony of the UNIDO ITPO Italy International Challenge “Innovative Ideas and Technologies on Agribusiness” SPEAKERS 1 Zoe Baccini – “Teenovator” 2 Kerry Kennedy – President Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights 3 Diana Battaggia – Head of UNIDO ITPO Italy and President of the Jury 4 Andrea Carapellese – Investment Promotion Expert at UNIDO ITPO Italy and Award Coordinator
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5 André Nderemayana – Founder Buslin and Winner 2015 Award Edition Jonathan G. Sierra – CEO at Yarok Technology Serena Hollmeyer Taylor – Director of Strategic Planning and Partnerships at Evaptainers Dipika Matthias – VP Strategic Business Development at Coffee Flour Francesco Guzzonato – Chief Researcher Officer at Green Code Angela Montanari – Project Coordinator at SSICA Usman Javaid – Founder and CEO at Ricult Emad Hardan – International Marketing Manager and Partner at UAE First
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6 Marco Gualtieri – Founder and Chairman of Seeds&Chips 7 Jessica Aguirre – RISE Products 8 Faris Farrag – Bustan Aquaponics 9 Stefano Stracquadanio – Water Wells 10 Alessandro Candiani – Dna Phone 11 Mary Joseph – Farmdrive 12 Pietro Sebastiani – General Director of Development Cooperation at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 13 Maria Manuela Dos Santos Lucas – Ambassador of Mozambique in Italy Luigi Scordamaglia – President of Federalimentare Angelo Riccaboni – President of PRIMA Foundation - Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
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Winners For the overall category, there were three winners: • Yarok, an Israeli start-up which has developed a fast micro-biological testing system for the fresh food industry which protects consumers from dangerous bacteria, such as E.coli, Listeria and Salmonella, and facilitates producers’ access to international markets; • Evaptainers, a US startup which promotes cold chain solutions for the conservation of food; and • Coffee Flour, also from the United States of America, which received an award for having come up with a “super-ingredient” from coffee waste that has multiple uses in the culinary field. For the under 35 years-of-age category, the winner was Italian Green Code and its project, Demetra, a natural post-harvest treatment to extend the shelf-life of fresh products, which often cannot access markets in a state that allows for their consumption. For the women contestants category, the award went to Biocopac Plus project, developed by the Experimental Station for the Food Preservation Industry (Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria delle Conserve Alimentari - SSICA). The project focuses on technology that uses industrial tomato waste to produce a biometallic paint for the packaging industry. Honorable mentions went to the Ricult project of Pakistan’s Usman Javaid, which supports credit access for smallholder farmers, and Electrap, a joint Italy/Nepal/UAE collaboration that proposes an environmentally sustainable solution without the use of pesticides to protect date, coconut, oil and decorative palms from the red palm weevil.
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Yarok
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Protect consumers. Avoid product recalls. Save production costs. Yarok Technology Transfer, Ltd. is an innovation-based start-up that has developed a fast microbiological testing system for the fresh food industry to protect consumers and safeguard producer interests. Clear, high-resolution results are provided in 45 minutes; final assessment within a few hours. Yarok fast testing System is aimed at food producers of all sizes, and professional laboratories, and uses conventional, affordable off-the-shelf laboratory equipment. In Jan. 2017, the System was validated following FDA and EP standards for validation of new testing methods. The system also allows for production facility environment control: surfaces, equipment, etc. are sampled using customized swabs. Yarok is based in Jerusalem, Israel, with laboratory facilities in Bat-Yam, near Tel Aviv. www.unido.it/award2017/yarok/
www.yaroktt.com
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Evaptainers
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A better way to connect food and people Evaptainers takes evaporative cooling and brings it into the 21st century by employing modern design, production, and materials. By creating a refrigeration solution that runs only on water we have created dependable cold-chain solutions without dependence on costly infrastructure. With a reliable and easy to use innovation helping to preserve the fresh foods they purchase at market, Evaptainers alleviate consumers' concerns about wasting hard-earned income on fresh foods. The Evaptainer is also a perfect solution for disaster relief and humanitarian situations, backcountry adventure, and emergency preparedness.
www.unido.it/award2017/evaptainers/
www.evaptainers.com
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Coffee Flour
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The new global impact food Coffee Flour is made from the pulp and skin of the coffee cherry that is typically discarded during coffee milling operations. An estimated 21 billion kgs of wet cherries are wasted annually, threatening fragile ecosystems and contributing. 2% of the world’s carbon emissions when left to decompose in landfills. Coffee Flour dries and mills the cherries into a nutritionally-dense flour that can reduce environmental damage, generate economic value to smallholder farmers and millers through job creation in the community, and bridge dietary gaps in both micro and macro nutrients when added to local diets. The product is now being incorporated into chocolate, bakery, and beverage products of food & beverage companies around the globe, while also transforming coffee-growing communities. The production volume of Coffee Flour is approximately equal to that of cocoa, with impact potential in the 60+ countries that produce coffee globally.
www.unido.it/award2017/coffee-flour/
www.coffeeflour.com
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Demetra
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The future among us Green Code Srl is an innovative start-up from Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy), operating in the fields of sustainable technologies and cleantech. Combining tradition with biotechnologies and environmental engineering, Green Code creates novel solutions to mitigate the human impact on the environment. We develop innovative and green strategies to decrease waste, optimize productive processes, and reduce consumption of natural resources. With DEMETRA, Green Code is tackling the issue of food waste in the fruits and vegetables chain, along with its carbon footprint and social impact. At the same time, we make the storage process of these goods more sustainable and affordable. As of July 2016, Green Code Srl is an incubating start-up at Progetto Manifattura (Rovereto, Italy). www.unido.it/award2017/demetra/
www.g-code.it
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BiocopacPlus
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Sustainable bio-based coating from tomato processing by-products for food metal packaging The BIOCOPACPlus project has been funded under LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance project application. The project goal is to prove and demonstrate the viability of an innovative technology for the production of a bio-lacquer obtained from the re-use of the tomato waste and to be used as coating for food contact applications in metal cans. The project is industry driven and focused on demonstration activities aimed to prove the technical feasibility and effectiveness of the cutin extraction and production systems currently developed at laboratory scale. The increasing worldwide demand for good quality and safer food products and the increasing societal concerns over food contaminants migration and health related drawbacks are a focus central subject topic in the food industry agenda. In response to pressure from consumers and to new, widespread sensitivity and awareness, the development strategies of the packaging sector can be summed up in food safety, sustainability and valorization of by-products. www.unido.it/award2017/biocopacplus/
www.biocopacplus.eu
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Ricult
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Bring value to the farmers at every step For the first time in Pakistan, Ricult brings to the forefront a system that provides services that bring value to the farmers at every step. We provide smallholder farmers easy and cheap access to credit, higher quality goods, soil testing, free delivery, and a direct link to buyers, leading to improved yields, better quality crop, and higher profitability. Ricult offers credit on 60% cheaper terms than the average middleman and charges 30 – 40% cheaper rates on inputs and hence transfers profits to farmers. Ricult has thousands of satisfied customers either buying, selling, receiving financing or learning from the best in their industry. www.unido.it/award2017/
www.ricult.com
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Electrap
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Red Palm Weevils Final Solution The RPW (Red Palm Weevils - Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus/Palmarum) infestation is hitting, worldwide, the palm trees population in a very critical, severe way, creating many millions USD damages every year. It is currently reported from nearly 50 countries in diverse agro-ecosystems worldwide including the Mediterranean basin countries. Main affected cultivars are date, coconut, oil and decorative palm trees, so hardly compromising the survival of company and family farmers in Africa, Middle East, Asia and South America. All the previous devices and systems used till now are not allowing a sufficient, significant mass trapping, although the need of a lot of very expensive, continuous maintenance.
www.unido.it/award2017/electrap/
www.uaefirst.com
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Press Clips Facebook reactions, comments, shares and more Twitter mentions in May ‘17 Twitter profile views in May ‘17 Press releases published on online news agencies
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