IFAMA is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Rising Star Award honoring the exceptional contributions of a young professional to the food and agricultural sector by improving the strategic focus, transparency, sustainability and responsiveness of the food and agribusiness system to ensure food security.

Requirements

• Non-student member of IFAMA
• Under 35 years of age
• Working or actively participating in the food and agricultural sector (private sector, public sector, or academia)

Nomination Process

We rely on our IFAMA members to nominate and support candidates for consideration for this award. The nomination form must be signed by a proposer (IFAMA member) and a seconder (IFAMA member) and must contain the signed acceptance of the nomination by the nominee (IFAMA young professional).

To nominate an early career professional, please submit the following documents combined into a single PDF file in the specified sequence: 1) Nomination form; 2) cover letter by the proposer highlighting the nominee’s achievements and activities as well as impact (contribution to food and agricultural sector and the objectives of IFAMA); and 3) nominee’s Curriculum Vitae.

Please submit the completed nomination package in PDF format to iyb@ifama.org. If you have any questions, please email the IFAMA Young Board (iyb@ifama.org), or email Tatevik Avetisyan Artoonian, Chair of the 2025 Rising Star Award Selection Committee (tavetisyan@csuchico.edu).

Important Dates

1 February – Nominations open

15 April – Nominations close

15 May – Finalists announced

22–26 June – Winner announced during the IFAMA World Conference Presidential Banquet

DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM HERE

See previous Rising Star winners here.