Ten cutting edge start-ups have been selected to take part in the first “Zero Hunger Sprint – Nigeria’s Innovation Challenge”. Participants will compete for a cash prize fund of $250,000, mentorship from an investor company, and a six-month Sprint Programme designed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). “Nigeria’s private sector is alive with ideas. This initiative based in Munich, Germany, is designed to fast track innovative solutions to food crises and help end hunger worldwide. Since the start of the pandemic, food prices have increased more than 22 per cent.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 15, 2021 13:07 UTC