The Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Prize for Innovation seeks to recognise innovative and creative approaches to achieving sustainability in Nigeria’s food value chain.
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This year’s campaign aims to promote local content development in Nigeria’s food and agro-allied sectors in order to promote sustainable food production. Participants in this year’s competition will create unique solutions to promote a paradigm shift away from reliance on imported raw resources and toward strengthening local capacities to sustain local populations.
Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Categories
- Category 1: Registered Businesses (Micro, Small & Medium Scale Enterprise Owners)
- Category 2: Nigerian Students (Undergraduates & Post Graduates)
Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Eligibility
Category 1: Registered Businesses (Micro, Small & Medium Scale Enterprise Owners)
- Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) that are registered in Nigeria and operate in the agro-processing and food production space.
- Your big idea and innovative solution should address a shift from dependence on raw materials import to prioritize local content usage in Nigeria’s food and agro-allied sector.
- Your idea should have a solid proof-of-concept, a social or commercial purpose, and a clear roadmap to scale.
Category 2: Nigerian Students (Undergraduate and postgraduate level)
- Your big idea and innovative solution must address a shift from dependence on raw materials import to prioritize local content usage in Nigeria’s food and agro-allied sector.
- Your idea has a solid proof-of-concept and a social or commercial purpose.
Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Prizes
- Stand the chance of winning the star prize of N5 million.
Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Evaluation Criteria
All entries will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Ingenuity of the ideas
- Social/commercial purpose of the idea
- Thoroughness of research
- Impact & Scalability
- Likelihood of the success of the enterprise
How to Apply for Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation
- Complete the form on or before January 5, 2023
- Upload a 60 seconds video and a short presentation on your Innovative techniques for local content development in the food and agro-allied sector
- Your presentation should clearly indicate how your idea will facilitate the use of local content within the Nigerian food value chain
- For Category 1 applicants, your entry must be accompanied by proof of registration.
- Participants are encouraged to post their entries on social media – Follow and tag @FMNGroup and get your friends to engage the post.
Apply to your category: Category 1 | Category 2
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