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

We put intention into innovation

Our goal is to reach Zero Hunger. To achieve this, we pilot and scale promising ideas by leveraging advances in digital innovation. We also provide Innovation Consulting Services to share knowledge with other agencies and organizations working towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

WFP Acceleration.
SDG Acceleration.
Frontiers Innovation.
Innovative Finance and Venture Launchpad

Our path to scale

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. 

Innovation challenges
Innovation Bootcamps
Sprint Programme
Scale-up Enablement
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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.

CODA

Simplified solutions for complex programmes

H2Grow

Growing food in impossible places

SheCan

Fostering financial inclusion and economic participation for women and their communities

2024: Fostering innovation across WFP

With colleagues, partners and supporters, the WFP Innovation Accelerator achieved significant results in 2024 in deploying innovative solutions worldwide. 

Read our 2024 year in review

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This WFP innovation has scaled to 20 countries, 10,000 schools and 3.6 million students, helping school meal programmes improve their monitoring and reporting on school meal distribution.

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In a year marked by escalating humanitarian needs and complex global crises, the World Food Programme (WFP) demonstrated how innovation can strengthen both the speed and scale of emergency response…

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2024 was another impactful year for innovation. By implementing forward-thinking innovations, country office teams drew many lessons that enabled them to learn from successful projects and from…