Olam extends food prize application deadline to March 15, 2021
Olam International Limited, one of the world’s leading food and agri-businesses, has extended the application deadline for its bi-annual innovation prize to March 15, 2021, citing the challenges of COVID-19 and the desire to encourage participation.
The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security is awarded in partnership with Agropolis Foundation, which brings together over 40 member institutions, public authorities, and civil society actors for dialogue and interaction on agriculture, food and environment research. The winner will receive a US$75,000 grant to scale the innovation.
"Olam is on a journey to reimagine global agriculture and food systems, and the Olam Prize recognises scientists who are helping to lead the way," said Kamesh Ellajosyula, Chief Innovation Officer for Olam Food Ingredients. "We want to give the greatest number of innovators the opportunity to participate in the programme.”
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About Olam International Limited
Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to 25,200 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 5 million farmers.
Through our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’, Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders.
Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.
More information on Olam can be found at www.olamgroup.com.
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