Food Systems grants — page 14
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Grants and contracts for sustainable food production, supply-chain resilience and nutrition. Funded by the USDA, EU CAP and Horizon Cluster 6, the World Bank and IFAD, and food-systems philanthropy such as the Rockefeller and Bezos Earth funds. Listed below are the open food systems grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
This is the most fragmented funding landscape on the site. Money comes from agriculture and environment ministries, the EU Common Agricultural Policy and Horizon Cluster 6, the World Bank and IFAD, and a large conservation philanthropy sector including the Global Environment Facility and the major nature foundations. Cheque sizes span four orders of magnitude, and eligibility frequently turns on land tenure, on partnership with a local organisation, or on both.
This page lists open food systems grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 827 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is food systems work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing food systems grants here include Grupo Bimbo, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Mondelēz Suppliers, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans GLOBAL, OCEANIA, ASIA, AFRICA, SE-ASIA. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
A food-industry corporate venture arm investing in food innovation and sustainability
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Bimbo Ventures invests in early-stage startups aligned with the funder's strategic priorities in food innovation, nutrition, sustainability, and supply chain optimization. The fund targets entrepreneurs building solutions that advance the baking and food industry's environmental and operational performance.
A European beverage company's venture capital arm investing in sustainability-aligned companies
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CCEP Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the funder, investing in companies whose products and business models align with the parent company's beverage, sustainability, and consumer goods strategy. The fund targets portfolio companies at various stages, though specific investment criteria and stage preferences are not publicly detailed.
Impact Investing
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Mondelēz International's impact investing initiative funds cocoa sustainability, sustainable sourcing, and social impact projects across its supply chain, aligned with its Snacking Made Right strategy. The programme targets suppliers and partners working on agricultural sustainability and supply-chain resilience in cocoa-producing regions.
SnackFutures Open Innovation Portal
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SnackFutures is Mondelēz International's corporate innovation portal that invests in startups developing better-for-you snacking products, sustainable ingredients, and novel food formats. The programme targets early-stage food-tech and sustainable snacking innovators, though specific investment cheque sizes and stage preferences are not publicly disclosed.
Form: Approved Finishing Unit (Enhanced) with grazing for cattle: application
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This is a registration form for Approved Finishing Units (Enhanced) with grazing, a UK scheme enabling TB-restricted cattle to be finished on pasture in England. It is a compliance/regulatory registration tool for livestock farmers, not a traditional grant funding opportunity.
John Allwright Fellowship
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Postgraduate scholarship enabling scientists from ACIAR partner countries to pursue advanced study in Australia, with a focus on agricultural research and capacity development. The fellowship supports early-career researchers to build expertise in agriculture and related fields.
Pacific Agriculture Scholarships and Support Program
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This grant provides scholarships and financial support for agricultural professionals and researchers from Pacific Island countries to build capacity in the agricultural sector. It targets individuals seeking advanced training and research opportunities in agriculture with a focus on development outcomes in the Pacific region.
John Dillon Fellowship
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Fellowship programme that supports agricultural researchers and professionals from developing countries to build technical skills, knowledge, and professional networks in agricultural research and practice. Funded by ACIAR, it aims to strengthen agricultural capacity in the Global South through mentorship and training.
Meryl Williams Fellowship
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The Meryl Williams Fellowship supports women researchers conducting agricultural research for development in the Indo-Pacific region, with a focus on capacity-building and gender equality. The fellowship advances sustainable food systems and agricultural innovation in a climate-vulnerable region.
Rural Economy: Strengthens local economies by improving access to modern skills, supporting vocational and agricultural…
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This grant strengthens rural economies by funding access to modern skills, vocational and agricultural education, and entrepreneurship support focused on food production and sustainable tourism. It targets rural communities and entrepreneurs in Romania seeking to build local economic resilience through skills development and sustainable asset utilization.
Beekeepers (Nepal)
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This grant funds a beekeeping project designed to improve livelihoods and economic conditions for Tamang families in the Langtang National Park area of Nepal. The initiative combines agricultural development with community economic empowerment in a biodiversity-rich region.
Student Scholarships
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Merit or need-based scholarships for students studying science (genetics, nutrition, environment protection, sustainable development) and specific arts/culture areas who lack sufficient financial resources. Eligible applicants are students and early-career researchers at the study or research stage.
Scientific Research, Start-ups and NGOs
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This grant supports scientific research, start-ups, and NGOs working on health (particularly genetics and nutrition), environmental protection, and sustainable development. Eligible applicants include research institutions, early-stage companies, and non-profits aligned with these thematic areas.
SDG-Aligned Project Grants
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The funder funds projects from smaller organisations and individuals worldwide that advance one or more UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on activities benefiting people and the environment. Eligible projects span education, health, environment, livelihoods, food security, circular economy, and vocational training.
Hunger Relief Grants
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The funder provides grants to organizations working to alleviate hunger and improve food security. Eligible organizations apply through an online grant portal.
Academic Research
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The funder supports academic research initiatives, likely focused on nutrition and food-related topics, through a grant portal submission process. Eligible applicants are academic institutions and researchers aligned with the foundation's giving guidelines.
Malnutrition Prevention Programme
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This grant funds a nutrition programme designed to prevent malnutrition in vulnerable communities across Panama. It targets food security and health outcomes in underserved populations through direct intervention.
Annual Prize for African Development
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Annual prize recognizing individuals and institutions for significant advances in food security, health, and education across Africa, with rotating focus areas and awards up to $1M. Eligible projects include best studies, scientific research, applied research, and innovative initiatives demonstrating lasting economic and social development impact.
Committed Employees Programme
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This programme engages Roquette company employees in foundation-supported projects and initiatives focused on food and health. It appears to be an employee-volunteering or engagement scheme tied to the funder's food-security and nutrition priorities.
Access to Healthy and Sustainable Food
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This grant supports project leaders implementing initiatives to improve access to nutritious, diverse, and sustainable food for vulnerable populations in France, India, and Brazil. Funding targets food security and nutritional equity through direct intervention with at-risk communities.
Nutrition Access
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The funder provides impact investment capital, expertise, and network support to innovative enterprises improving nutrition access for vulnerable populations. The fund targets early-stage and growth-stage businesses in the food and nutrition sector with a social/environmental mission.
Kindling Initiative
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Grants supporting academic researchers and institutions to build capacity and conduct outreach on industrial food animal production systems. Funds are directed at advancing knowledge and institutional capability in this agricultural sector.
Agri-SME Evidence Fund
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This fund supports research generating evidence on financing mechanisms and support systems for agricultural SMEs in developing countries, with a focus on strengthening agricultural value chains. It targets researchers and institutions studying how to improve access to capital and business support for small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises.
Territorio y Comunidad (Territory and Community Initiative)
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FIMI supports Indigenous Women and their communities in achieving food sovereignty, protecting ancestral knowledge, and advancing land rights through grants addressing resistance and systemic change. The grant targets Indigenous-led initiatives working at the intersection of food security, territorial protection, and indigenous rights.
Social Entrepreneurship
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This grant supports the creation and scaling of social businesses within food systems in developing countries, with the goal of reducing poverty and enabling entrepreneurial initiative. It targets ventures that combine commercial viability with social impact in agriculture and food supply chains.
Generation Africa
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Generation Africa is a programme enabling young people across Africa to participate in and benefit economically from agricultural activities, supporting youth economic empowerment through farming and food-system engagement. The grant funds initiatives that help youth contribute to sustainable agriculture and derive livelihoods from the sector.
Support education for self-sufficiency
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This grant funds educational programmes that build farmer self-reliance and promote sustainable agricultural practices, with a focus on training young people in developing countries. It targets capacity-building and knowledge transfer to advance agricultural sustainability and rural economic independence.
Africa's leading catalyst for innovation in the bioeconomy, providing open-access labs, venture support, and…
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UVU Bio provides open-access laboratory facilities, venture support, and skills development to advance bioeconomy innovation across Africa. The program targets scientists and entrepreneurs developing biotechnology and bioeconomy solutions in Cape Town and Kigali.
Vocational Bakery Training Projects
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This grant funds the establishment and operation of vocational training bakeries in underserved regions, where young people learn professional baking skills and basic business management from experienced instructors. The programme targets youth employment and food security in low-income countries through hands-on vocational education.
Fund 8: A $225M consumer-focused fund targeting early-stage investments in the next generation of ubiquitous consumer brands
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A $225M venture capital fund from the funder targeting early-stage investments in consumer-focused technology companies disrupting traditional industries including health, education, food, real estate, and energy. The fund seeks to back the next generation of ubiquitous consumer brands where technology is modernizing legacy sectors.
Next Generation Pet Food Program
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This grant supports innovative startups developing sustainable pet food products through a partnership programme with industry leaders Mars Petcare, AAK, and Bühler. Participants receive virtual workshops and an all-expenses-paid trip to Singapore International AgriFood Week to pitch and network.
A European agri-food innovation investment vehicle
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PeakBridge FoodSparks is an investment vehicle funding early-stage food and nutrition innovation companies developing new technologies and business models in the food-tech and agri-food sectors. It targets startups and scale-ups partnering with corporate, investor, and research networks globally.
Corporate venture arm of a major beverage-bottling company in Latin America and the USA
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AC Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Arca Continental, a major Coca-Cola bottler, investing in startups aligned with beverages, food, sustainability, and adjacent sectors. The fund targets companies that can complement or scale Arca Continental's operations across Latin America and the USA.
A Core Impact Fund in Life Science and Food Tech
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The funder Group Core Fund backs early-stage life science and food technology companies developing exponential platforms in precision nutrition, intelligent health, and food & medicine. It targets startups leveraging the UC system ecosystem and global networks to advance food-health innovation.
Cohort-Based Early-Stage Accelerator Programme
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Cohort-based accelerator programme for very early-stage Indian startups, providing mentorship, network access, and seed capital across multiple sectors. Selects 10-15 startups per periodic batch with focus on enterprise-SaaS, supply-chain, healthcare, and agriculture verticals.
Traction Challenge
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MassChallenge Traction Challenge is an early-stage accelerator program providing mentorship, network access, and corporate partnerships to pre-revenue startups across healthcare, climate, food systems, security, and fintech sectors. The program is founder-focused and industry-agnostic, designed to help startups gain traction and scale.
A US agricultural-chemicals company's venture capital arm investing in startups and early-stage companies developing emerging technologies
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The funder invests corporate venture capital in early-stage start-ups developing emerging technologies for agriculture, including biologicals, precision agriculture, robotics, AI, and crop protection. The fund targets companies advancing agtech innovation across the agricultural value chain.
Early Stage Disruptors
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The funder invests in early-stage brands and businesses advancing well-being, sustainability, personalization, and new business models within the snacking sector. The fund targets disruptive innovation adjacent to core snacking categories.
Technical Assistance Facility
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This facility provides technical assistance, capacity building, and advisory support to agricultural businesses and investees across Africa to strengthen value chains and operational performance. It targets companies already in or seeking AATIF's investment portfolio, helping them scale and improve sustainability practices.
Vocational Training for Agribusiness
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This grant funds vocational training programmes for actors in agribusiness value chains, with a focus on improving skills and business performance. It targets rural micro, small and medium entrepreneurs across Africa.
South-South Exchange
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This grant facilitates knowledge sharing and learning exchanges on agribusiness approaches between African and Asian countries to scale and institutionalize sustainable agricultural practices. It targets organizations and networks seeking to establish South-South cooperation partnerships in the agribusiness sector.
Competitive Matching Grant Fund
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A matching grant fund that mobilizes private investment capital to support agribusiness transformation and development across agricultural value chains in Africa. Eligible applicants are private-sector agribusinesses seeking to scale operations and improve productivity.
Skills for Agribusiness
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This grant funds training and capacity-building programmes in agribusiness for rural micro and small enterprises across agricultural value chains in Africa, delivered through face-to-face, e-learning, and blended formats. It targets skills development to strengthen agribusiness competitiveness and sustainability in the region.
Grand Challenges Grant Opportunities
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Grand Challenges is a competitive grant programme from the funder that funds innovative solutions to global health and development problems. It welcomes applications from researchers and organizations worldwide across multiple thematic areas.
Private debt solutions for SMEs and mid-caps in core thematic sectors
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The funder offers private debt financing solutions tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies operating in agriculture, agri-food, energy, and environmental sectors. This is a callable funding opportunity for businesses seeking non-dilutive debt capital in these core thematic areas.
2026-16: Small Breeding Animal Program - Cococho
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This grant funds a nutrition and income-generation program in Cococho that promotes guinea pig and chicken breeding through workshops, improved rearing techniques, and local food competitions. It targets community groups and small producers seeking to improve livelihoods and food security through sustainable animal agriculture.
2026-15: Small Breeding Animal Program - El Ron
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This grant funds a nutrition and income-generation program in El Ron that promotes guinea pig and chicken breeding among participants, with training on animal husbandry, module construction, and recipe competitions. It targets smallholder farmers and community members seeking to reduce malnutrition and generate household income through livestock production.
2026-13: Beekeeping Project - Pampa Verde
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This grant funds a beekeeping project for ten families in Lambayeque, Peru, providing bee boxes, equipment, and training to generate supplementary income and improve coffee pollination. The project targets smallholder farmers seeking livelihood diversification through apiculture.