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Harvest for Health

The Harvest for Health initiative aims to accelerate development of underutilized crops.
The Harvest for Health initiative aims to accelerate development of underutilized crops.

Program Contact

Constance Gewa
Cgewa@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Carmen Ruiz
cruiz@foundationfar.org

Harvest for Health Phases

Phase I: Breakthrough Crop Challenge

  1. Phase I focuses on a concept note for building a predictive model to identify underutilized crops with properties of interest to food and ingredient companies.
  2. Phase I consists of two parts:
    • Part 1: Seed Funding
      • Phase I focuses on a concept note for building a predictive model to identify underutilized crops with properties of interest to food and ingredient companies.
    • Part 2: Predictive Model and Validation
      • Part 2 focuses on developing and validating predictive models that effectively identify underutilized crops with properties of interest to food and ingredient companies.

Phase II: Commercial Development of Select Crops

  1. Phase II uses the developed predictive model to prioritize underutilized crops for commercial development based on their potential for increased public and private investments.

Awarded Grants

FFAR Program Aims to Catalyze Development of Underutilized Crops, India

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $74,997

Total award amount   $74,997

Location   Telangana, India

Program   Harvest for Health

FFAR Program Aims to Catalyze Development of Underutilized Crops, Davao del Sur, Philippines

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $58,950

Total award amount   $75,650

Location   Davao City, Philippines

Matching Funders   UPSTREAM

Grantee Institution   University of the Philippines Strategic Research and Management Foundation, Incorporated (UPSTREAM)

FFAR Program Aims to Catalyze Development of Underutilized Crops, England

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $65,813

Total award amount   $65,813

Location   London, United Kingdom

Program   Harvest for Health

Grantee Institution   International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

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The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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FFAR Accepting Applications for Harvest for Health Breakthrough Crop Challenge

FFAR Announces Harvest for Health Prize Criteria

FFAR Program Develops Underutilized Crops

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