Projects | WFP Innovation

Scale-Up Enablement Programme

The Scale-Up Enablement Programme supports advanced stage innovations which have already proven their project concepts within WFP field operations, and are working to optimize their impact and reach at regional or global levels.

Nilus

Solving last-mile supply chain challenges in food deserts

Srow and WFP staff member, Yangwasi Sakala, inspect a rain gauge provided by WFP. Photo: WFP/Andy Higgins

The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative

Building resilient food systems through R4’s integrated climate risk management approach

The WFP PHL Venture

Sustainable Post-Harvest Loss Management (PHL) business models to enhance food security and income for smallholder farmers

Optimus

Data-driven insights to save lives

EMPACT

Connecting youth to the digital economy - Graduated Project

Building Blocks

Blockchain network for humanitarian assistance - Graduated Project

Sprint Programme

Our Sprint Programme is an intensive six-month acceleration programme that helps innovators and start-ups reach proof-of-concept and develop prototypes ready for implementation. Teams receive up to US$100,000 in funding, world-class mentors, and access to WFP’s global network of partners field operations.

Ancestral Markets

Bridging worlds to guarantee nutritious food for all

Annapurti - GrainATM

Strengthening India’s last-mile access to food

AflaSight

Treating aflatoxin-infected maize at scale

Bancalimentos

You make the difference

Arable

Increasing smallholder farmer resilience through agronomic advising and micro-insurance

A Farm to Market Alliance Farmer Service Centre, Solomon Muthee, aggregator in Timau, Meru County, collecting potato produce from a farmer. Photo: WFP/WFP/FtMA/Eastman Empire

Boomitra

Accelerating soil carbon removal on a planetary scale

A solar station being installed in Armenia. Photo: WFP/Mariam Avetisyan

Armenia Project

An asset-backed loan model for agro-businesses in Armenia to install solar stations and reduce the cost of food production

Clean Cooking

Saving up to 70 percent of energy needs in WFP school canteens through heat retention bags

Clear Plate

Save food, get rewards and make a difference!

Alumni

Alumni projects have completed their life cycle with the WFP Innovation Accelerator. Some have scaled-up or were rolled into WFP’s operations, while others may have gone their own way. All have had the chance to test their innovations in WFP’s field projects and gained valuable insights that will inform their future paths.