Global AgriInno Challenge 2025

The Global AgriInno Challenge 2025, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Zhejiang University, and Pinduoduo, is now in its thrilling final phase. 
This flagship initiative empowers youth-led startups to scale digital and technological solutions for sustainable agrifood systems worldwide.  This year’s theme, Harnessing Emerging Technologies and Digital Public Infrastructure for Sustainable Agrifood Systems, focuses on advancing climate resilience, strengthening supply chain efficiency and ensuring nutritional security.  

Anchored in the Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment, and a Better Life,  the Challenge seeks to drive transformative change through innovation.  
The 2025 edition attracted a record-breaking 519 applications adopted in 97 countries. From this remarkable pool, nine youth-led innovation solutions have been selected for their outstanding potential to reshape agrifood systems and create sustainable, scalable impacts. 

The selected innovative solutions are: 
• SiloSense (Kenya | Better Nutrition)  
• Smart Farming with Solar-Powered Infrastructure for Smallholders (Uganda | Better Production)  
• Hanhai Miracle - AI-Enabled Bio-Based Desert Sustainable Agriculture Solution (China | Better Nutrition) 
• RIFFAI × Enable Earth: Long-term Observation of avoided emission from crop burn attempt in Southeast (Thailand | Better Environment) . 
• SafeSip (East Africa | Better Production)  
• Swine Herd Real-time Guard “Battle” (China | Better Production)  
• AgroData Connect (Colombia | Better Production) 
• High-altitude balloon technology for smarter, more sustainable farming decisions  (Hungary | Better Environment) 
•PlantPulse Patch (United States | Better Production)  What’s Next The finalists will take part in an intensive Innovation for Good training programme, 48 hours of mentorship, technical coaching, and pitch preparation.   

They will then present their solutions at the Global AgriInno Challenge 2025 Pitch Event: 
- 29 August 2025 _ 09:00 AM (Rome time) 
- Hangzhou, China | Hybrid format (in-person and online)  

The programme will unfold as follows: 
- Welcome and introductions (9:00 – 9:15 Rome | 15:00 – 15:15 Beijing) - Pitching Sessions (9:15 – 11:05 Rome | 15:15 – 17: 05 Beijing) 
- Keynote & Youth Voice (11:05 – 11:20 Rome | 17:05 – 17:20 Beijing) 
- Awards ceremony (11:20 – 11:40 Rome | 17:20 – 17:40 Beijing)  

The event will connect the finalists with investors, international organizations, and global networks.
The top teams will receive seed funding to further develop their ventures and will be invited to present at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2025 in Rome.  

Discover the ideas shaping the future of agriculture and follow the live broadcast of the Pitch Event. 

Learn more: 

https://www.fao.org/e-agriculture/news/global-agriinno-challenge-2025-meet-finalists-and-follow-pitch-event-0