Traction and Media PDF
PRIZES, AWARDS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
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2023 Food Planet Prize Shortlist
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2023 Kraft-Heinz Innovation Finalist, Future Food-Tech Summit
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2023 Montana Dept. of Agriculture Growth Through Agriculture Awardee
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2023 Montana Agritech Summit, Innovation Finalist
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2022 Milken-Motsepe Agritech Prize Finalist (inaugural year, winners announced in 2023)
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2022 Global Innovation Catalyst IX Stanford University online (Go-To-Market strategy)
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2022 World Food Program Innovation Accelerator and WFP Sprint: Climate Smart Solutions
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UN Best Small Business Winner "Good Food for All" (this included participation in the UN CEO Consultation, representing Small-Medium Enterprises). Interview in Africa Agribusiness
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2020+ UNDP Cultiv@te Programme – UNDP Ethiopia
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2020 Roddenberry Catalyst Award
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2019 XPRIZE Future of Food Roadmap team
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2018 Moonshot House Fellow - Mozambique, Kravis Lab for Social Impact, Claremont McKenna
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2017 Blackstone Launchpad 406Labs, Charter Entrepreneur: Mini-Silicon Chronicle Article
MEDIA LINKS:
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DW TV Eco Africa: Scientists wage fungal warfare
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Demonstration plots with Farm to Market Alliance, March 2021
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Sy Media Sankalp Africa interview
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PaAfrica Podcast: Milken-Motsepe Interview
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Plant Village - USAID “How to control Striga weed”
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BBC World News, April 5, 2021 – David Sands full interview; Farmer Marygoretty Chitira full interview
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Science training 2018 news video
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Welthungerhilfe Partner Page
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Welthungerhilfe 90 second video
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2020 New Ag International/Biocontrol Africa
ALIGNMENT ORGANIZATIONS – TOOTHPICK PROJECT:
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World Food Program – Innovation Accelerator, Farm to Market Alliance, Cereal Growers Assoc.
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USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab (Current and Emerging Pest Threats): PlantVillage, DreamTeam
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Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization
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Welthungerhilfe, with financial support from the German Environmental Foundation (DBU)
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UNDP – Ethiopia
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Research Organizations: Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, and Mali
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International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
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Montana Organic Education and Advisory Committee, Montana State University