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

Schaduf for Agriculture and Trade

Post-revenue

Farming kits for the urban produce grower

Interdisciplinary Research Group on Landscape Ecology and Environment (GRIEPE)

Improvement of an agroforestry system through solar powered irrigation

Product Segment(s): Water - Irrigation

Baramoda's Sustainable Solutions

Pre-breakeven

Recycling Agricultural Waste into Organic Fertilizers for Egyptian Farmers

Product Segment(s): Water - Re-use / Efficiency

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November 24, 2021 in Innovator News

WE4F West Africa Joins Côte d’Ivoire’s Ecological Transition Movement

Pour la version française, cliquez-ici A few weeks ago, the third edition of the Journées africaines de la transition écologique et du changement climatique (JFAC 2021) took place from…

November 4, 2021 in Innovator News, S/SEA RIH

Turning Waste to Wealth for Indian Farmers

In the midst of a range of green mountains lies Nilgiris, a small district in Tamil Nadu in Southern India that is home to over 80,000 farming families. Currently the…

November 4, 2021 in Program News, S/SEA RIH

Tips for prospective applicants to the S/ SEA RIH Call for Innovations

The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Grand Challenge’s South and Southeast Asia Call for Innovation targets mid-to later- stage organizations with a demonstrated track record in delivering innovative water…

October 29, 2021 in Innovator News, WA RIH

Next Step Accomplished: 15 Innovators in West Africa Selected!

Pour la version française, cliquez-ici From September 27-29 2021 in Grand Bassam, the final selection bootcamp of the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F/PEEPA) West Africa Regional Call for…

October 28, 2021 in EA RIH, Innovator News

Relief for Lake Victoria Fisherfolk: WeTu and WE4F Sign a Cooperative Agreement on Innovative Cooling Solutions

It’s early in the morning when Salim Ahmed (name changed), a Nile perch fisherman on Remba Island in Lake Victoria, waits on the beach to flag off his large fleet…

October 18, 2021 in Program News

World Food Day 2021: Answering the Call for Sustainable Food Systems

In the past year, we have seen a growing call for sustainable food systems, for a stronger focus on climate change, and crucially, for stronger partnerships to meet the challenges…

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.