Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge

WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Announced at World Water Week 2018 and launched at Social Capital Markets 2019 signature event in San Francisco, California, WE4F aims to: - Increase food production along the value chain through a more sustainable and efficient usage of water and/or energy. - Increase income for base of the pyramid women and men in both rural and urban areas. - Sustainably scale innovators’ solutions to meet the challenges in the WE4F nexus. - Promote climate and environmental resilience and biodiversity through the sustainable, holistic management of natural resources and ecosystems. Through advertised regional calls, WE4F engages companies, non-profit organizations with sustainable business models, and other actors to receive technical assistance, financial grants, investment facilitation, or policy advocacy support. Interested in becoming a project partner? Contact [email protected] to discuss partnership opportunities and how your organization can be a meaningful part of water-energy-food solutions. -- The views expressed by Water and Energy for Food on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA – NL), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), nor the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).