Water and Energy for Food

Scaling groundbreaking water-energy-food innovations to impact food security, gender, and poverty reduction in an environmentally-sustainable way.

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WE4F’S IMPACT

74

small and medium enterprises supported

100,000

smallholder farmers and their families impacted

$4,000,000

in private sector investment mobilized

Innovators view all

Promethean Power Systems

Positive operating income

Milk-chilling technology for small-scale dairy farmers in rural India

Product Segment(s): Energy - Aggregation, Storage, & Logistics

SOWIT

Optimizing irrigation for sustainable production and market access in Morocco and Tunisia

Product Segment(s): Water - Irrigation

Africa Foodies industries

Biodigester for waste treatment and clean energy production

Product Segment(s): Energy - Agricutural Processing, Digital Solution, Energy - Energy Production and infrastructure agriculture

Latest News view all

December 27, 2021 in Innovator News, S/CA RIH

Anatomy of a WE4F Innovator

Innovators are at the center of the Water and Energy of Food Program. They are the enterprises working to change agricultural production, helping smallholder farmers produce more and better food…

December 17, 2021 in Innovator News, WA RIH

West Africa Hub organizes B2B Event with ECREEE for better access to finance

Pour la version française, cliquez-ici Communication and especially good relationships are essential for strong collaboration between institutions from different sectors. It’s why the West Africa RIH, in partnership with the…

December 6, 2021 in Program News

WE4F’s Semi Annual Report: 36 Supported Innovations, $4 million USD Raised in Investment, First Quality of Service Survey Results

Water and Energy for Food has released its semi-annual report detailing the first six months of 2021. Highlighting the 36 innovators supported by the Middle East and North Africa Regional Innovation…

December 6, 2021 in Program News, S/CA RIH

How to Invest in Southern and Central Africa through WE4F

Agriculture is the main livelihood for 60% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for 23% of the continent’s GDP. However, efforts to scale the sector and increase food…

November 30, 2021 in Program News, S/CA RIH

Everything You Need to Know for the S/CA EOI from Service Providers

The WE4F Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub invites eligible service providers to respond to the Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) by January 14th, 2022 at 5:00 PM…

November 29, 2021 in Program News, S/CA RIH

Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub Announces Call for Innovations

Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F) Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub (S/CA RIH) launches its first Call for Innovations, open to enterprises and nonprofits and academic…

Water is used for ag production, forestry, fishery, the agri-food supply chain, and to produce or transport energy. Energy is required to produce, transport and distribute food, as well as to extract, pump, lift, collect, transport, and treat water.