The Milken-Motsepe Prize In AgriTech is featured by the UN Global Goals Week newsletter. The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have announced the 25 Finalist teams for the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech. The competition will award USD $2 million in total prizes for innovative solutions to increase economic value to farmers in Africa. The prize competition was designed to accelerate technological progress towards the first two SDGs. At this stage, each Finalist team will receive $10,000 to further develop and test their designs in Africa.
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ITWeb Africa: Researchers Unveil AgriTech Plan to Boost Rice Production
ITWeb Africa recently featured IRRI-AfricaRice, the Third Place Winner of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech. In this article, Venuprasad Ramaiah, PhD, head of the International Rice Greenbank at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), details the importance of growing flood-tolerant rice varieties across Africa. Read the full article here.
July 5, 2023