Food accelerator programs bet big on start-ups to feed future generations and combat climate change

01 Mar 2023 — Global food insecurity, climate change and resource inefficiency are big problems, but investors are betting on small businesses now more than ever to overcome them. Among an array of promising solutions, alternative proteins, waste upcycling, carbon-capture and artificial intelligence (AI) are demanding attention from accelerator programs. 

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), EU-funded EIT Food entrepreneurship initiative, technology company Bühler Group and specialty minerals company ICL tell us why they see innovative start-ups as crucial to the development of sustainable food systems and how their programs can help bring local solutions to the global market.