Innovation is critical to enable the United Nations World Food Programme to deliver on its mandate to reach Zero Hunger. 

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WFP is deploying bold new tools and approaches across its global operations to help solve hunger. Explore the disruptive innovations, technologies and business models driving change.

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The WFP Innovation Accelerator sources, supports and scales high-potential solutions to end hunger worldwide. We provide WFP staff, entrepreneurs, start-ups, companies and non-governmental organizations with access to funding, mentorship, hands-on support and WFP operations. 

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Frontier Innovation
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News

WFP once again amongst Fast Company’s most innovative!

9 March 2021

The WFP Innovation Accelerator adds 2021’s Most Innovative Companies to its list of distinguished awards.

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Blog

Innovating for Women: Gender equality and food security

19 March 2021

Innovations addressing gender inequality while targeting food security are our best chance to achieve Zero Hunger The world has a gender problem, and that also applies to the 690 million people…

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WFP’s COVID-19 Fast Track: Sourcing humanitarian innovation at speed and scale

16 March 2021

The new face of hunger required us to innovate at speed and scale. In April 2020, the WFP Innovation Accelerator launched the COVID-19 Fast Track, an innovation challenge to accelerate the…

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