The WFF Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) is a global competition designed to empower young researchers to develop innovative and impactful solutions to transform agrifood systems. Since its inception in 2021, the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Innovation Lab has partnered with leading organizations in agrifood research and United Nations Agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to address critical challenges through a global platform.
The TRC supports participants to develop research proposals that lead to actionable and tangible solutions. Finalists pitch their ideas at the WFF flagship event held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Over the years, the TRC has collaborated with 18 prominent organizations, including Wageningen University and Research (WUR), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), EIT Food and CGIAR, to covering more than prize categories on critical agrifood systems topics. Out of over 2 000 applications submitted globally, the TRC has awarded more than USD 500 000 in grants and in-kind support to 71 youth-led innovative research projects.
Founded in 1918, Wageningen Universiteit (Wageningen University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized town of Wageningen (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Gelderland. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Nederland (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands), Wageningen Universiteit (WU) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 9,000-9,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Wageningen Universiteit (WU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.