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2020 INTERNATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION CONGRATULATIONS ADVANCING FINALISTS! |
IFAMA received entries from 17 countries. Thank you to everyone who submitted essays. Below we congratulate the advancing finalists. These teams and individuals will present their 5-minute video pitches to the judges between November 1-10. Final winners will be announced on 26-November, 2020. |
Graduate | Early Career Professional |
Carien Denner, Michelle Marais, Andries Strauss, and Alina Ntsiapane
Republic of South Africa (RSA), University of the Free State |
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Graduate | Early Career Professional | Maria Noriza Q. Herrera and Phoebe B. Ricarte |
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Graduate | Early Career Professional | John Baptist W. Kabo-Bah |
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Graduate | Early Career Professional | Awodele Stephen Olajide |
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Undergraduate | Liuyue Yang and Junyi Jiang |
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Undergraduate | Timothy Simic and Yin Stan Cheung |
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Undergraduate
INDIVIDUAL | Allan Soo |
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Undergraduate | Ruchir Mathur |
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THE CHALLENGE
"How can the sustainability, productivity, and market access of smallholder sugar cane farmers be improved?"
- Why is there an urgency to address these issues for smallholder farmers?
- How will solving these challenges benefit them? If your solution was implemented, what would the future look like for smallholder sugarcane farmers?
- What stands in the way of executing your plan?
- What short-term action steps are needed to achieve your goal? What longer-term actions are required?
Essay Length: Maximum 2,000 words.
Number of participants: Competitors can submit essays independently or in a team of up to 4 students or early career professionals.
Video: Authors/teams of the top essays will then be invited to produce a 5-minute video, which pitches their idea.
Jury: An international team of researchers, entrepreneurs and policy makers will jury the essay competition.
Presentation: The top finalists will be invited to a final round to present their essay online before a panel of judges.
Prizes: The winners will receive awards.
Publication: The top essays and the winners will be published in a special online publication “Food for the Future” essay collection on IFAMA’s website.
The IFAMA2020 Competition is hosted by:
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