One-million-dollar global Omnipreneurship Awards Challenge to drive innovation in sustainable food production

One-million-dollar global Omnipreneurship Awards Challenge to drive innovation in sustainable food production

- Reduce reliance on imported feed, in line with the Kingdom’s self-sufficiency and food-security goals under the Vision 2030 agenda, and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s patronage.

- Encourage innovative and environmentally friendly technological solutions to enable the local production and use of renewable and sustainable sources of feed in alignment with the ideal locations in the kingdom and to maintain natural resources.

- The grand prize is USD 1 million, whilst the award for each of the five shortlisted candidates is set at USD 20,000.

Riyadh – Tanmiah Food Company (“Tanmiah” or the “Company”, 2281 on the Saudi Exchange), a market leading provider of fresh and processed poultry and other meat products, animal feed and health products, and a foods brand franchise operator, announced the launch of another edition of the Omnipreneurship Awards Sustainability Challenge in October

The challenge seeks innovative technological solutions to enable the transition from imported corn and soy-based feed towards sustainable, nature-positive, and locally produced feed raw materials, to contribute to local production by obtaining renewable and sustainable feed sources. Tanmiah consumes over 300,000 metric tons of feed currently, where 100% are imported.

To mitigate the current dependency on imported feed, align with self-sufficiency and food security goals