Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security 2025

The Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security 2025 is now open for nominations. This prestigious annual prize, established by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late Amir of the State of Kuwait, honors individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to food security, health, and education in Africa. The prize aims to highlight and support sustainable development efforts in Africa.

🌟 About Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security

The Al-Sumait Prize is sponsored by the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the State of Kuwait and managed by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). It celebrates the legacy of Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti physician who dedicated his life to improving health and education for the poor in Africa.

The prize recognizes outstanding studies, scientific projects, applied research, and innovative initiatives that have a lasting impact on economic and social development in Africa.

Focus Areas

The prize is awarded to individuals or institutions whose research or initiatives have made significant advancements in one or more of the following areas:

• Developing new seed, crop, or livestock varieties to enhance food security and nutrition in Africa.
• Increasing the shelf life, caloric, and nutritional value of locally produced and consumed food.
• Improving smallholder farmers' access to agricultural inputs, techniques, technologies, and markets.
• Enhancing farmers' resilience to climate change and extreme weather variability.
• Reducing food waste and food loss across Africa's agrifood systems.
• Advancing alternative agrifood systems to increase productivity while reducing water footprints.
• Promoting modern business strategies, digitalization, and marketing in food security and nutrition.
• Implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to combat food insecurity and malnutrition.
• Addressing gender equality and women's empowerment in achieving food security.
• Developing strategies to improve agricultural livelihoods during pandemics.

💰 Benefits of Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security

• Prize Value: The prize is awarded annually and has a value of $1,000,000 (One million US dollars).

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for the Al-Sumait Prize, nominees must meet the following requirements:

• The research, projects, or initiatives must be innovative and have achieved high impact in Africa.
• The work must significantly contribute to economic, social, human resources, and infrastructure development in the field of food security.
• The research should consist of studies and applied research, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and recognized globally. The outcomes must have been applied in African countries within the past ten years, with adequate supporting evidence.
• Nominations are accepted from:
  • Competent regional and international institutions.
  • Scientific centers (universities, institutes, and research centers).
  • UN organizations, former winners, or former evaluation members.
• All submissions must be in English. If the work is in another language, a comprehensive summary in English must be provided.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: June 30, 2025.
• The nomination form and submitted works must be received before the deadline.

To apply, visit the official Al-Sumait Prize Nomination Portal or KFAS Prizes Portal.

🗓 Key Dates

• Date Published: April 14, 2025
• Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

🌍 Sponsor Organization

The prize is sponsored by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).

For more details, visit the Al-Sumait Prize Official Website.

• The prize is awarded annually and has a value of $1,000,000 (One million US dollars).