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lot 14: Towards a circular food system in Rwanda
Co-initiated by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) & Competence Center for Social Innovation at the University of St.Gallen (CSI-HSG)
How might we contribute to a circular food system in Kigali/Rwanda?
Please find an overview of the subchallenges below. The precisely formulated subchallenges can be viewed here.
Subchallenges
- Access to high-quality organic farm inputs
- Sustainable and affordable animal feed products
- Utilization of the by-products of horticulture value chains
- Access to infrastructures and equipment for farmers
- Linking rural and urban food systems
Rwanda’s fast population growth and accelerated urbanization is increasing pressure on land, water, and food resources. In addition to this, our current linear food system is based on a ‘take-makewaste’ model that leads to extraction of finite resources, air pollution as well as soil and water contamination, harming not only the environment but also the human health.
A circular food system, in contrast, can keep products and materials in use, regenerate natural systems and reuse waste.
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lot14_call-for-applications.pdf
36
participants
30
companies
6
ideas developed
6
proven business models
6 ventures currently are in this phase
