Arrell Global Food Innovation Award

The Arrell Global Food Innovation Award is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced food security around the world through contributions to science or communities. Conceived by the Arrell Family Foundation and established in 2018 with the creation of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph,[1] two prizes are awarded each year: the first recognizes a researcher, or group of researchers, who has advanced understanding of food production, processing, distribution, consumption, safety and/or human nutrition, with a significant positive impact on society; the second recognizes an individual, or group of individuals, who has contributed to improved nutritional health and/or food security, with a focus on strengthening disadvantaged communities.[2]

Arrell Global Food Innovation Award
Awarded forUnique approaches and impacts of work by individuals and organizations around the globe working on food and nutritional security.
Sponsored byArrell Family Foundation, Arrell Food Institute
LocationGuelph, Ontario, CA
Presented byArrell Food Institute
Reward(s)A commemorative sculpture and a monetary award of CAD$ 100,000
First awarded2018
Last awarded2021
Websitearrellfoodinstitute.ca/awards/

Winners receive $100,000 CAD and recognition at the annual Arrell Food Summit.

Laureates
YearLaureateCategoryCountryRationaleCitation
2022 Delia Grace Randolph Researcher  United Kingdom For unique and transformative impacts on the safety of food systems and public health in developing countries. [3]
2022 Access Agriculture Organization Global For working directly with community groups to produce and deliver high-quality, farmer-to-farmer training videos that provide informative and relevant content to farmers in small communities [3]
2021Shakuntala Haraksingh ThilstedResearcher Trinidad and Tobago
 Denmark		For research innovation. WorldFish is an international aquatic foods science and innovation entity of CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural research network.[4][5]
2021Food Heritage FoundationOrganization LebanonStrengthening communities through regional issues such as connecting Syrian refugees and their host communities in Lebanon.[6][7]
2020Rattan LalResearcher United StatesFor improving soil health, and in doing so, increasing food production around the world.[8]
2020Appetite for ChangeOrganization United StatesFor using food as a vehicle for building health and social justice in their community[9]
2020Community Food Centres CanadaOrganization CanadaUsing meals as a catalyst for greater change in the food system.[10]
2019Leon KochianResearcher CanadaResearch on plant root systems that aims to improve crop yields by understanding the interactions between roots, the soil they live in, and the micro-organisms in the soil[11]
2019Food Forward South AfricaOrganization South AfricaFrontline action in facilitating the provision of more than 17.5-million meals each year through its network of food and financial donors.[12]
2018Samuel S. MyersResearcher United StatesResearch on the impacts of climate change on food and nutrition.[13]
2018SolidaridadOrganization NetherlandsEfforts to ensure that food is produced in a way that adequately recognizes the role of farmers in feeding a growing global population while respecting the environment and future generations.[14]

Adjudicators

Community Food Heroes

In recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions to making their own communities’ food systems more equitable, nutritious, sustainable and just, the Adjudication Committee for the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards has also periodically recognized “food heroes.”[19]
2019

  • Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative
  • Lenore Newman, University of the Fraser Valley
  • Chef Elijah Amoo Addo, Food for All Africa
  • Hiwot Amare Getaneh, Nutrition for Education and Development

2018

  • Loaves and Fishes, Nanaimo, British Columbia
  • Our Sustenance
  • Black Creek Community Farm

References
  1. "About the Institute".
  2. "Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards". Arrell Food Institute.
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  5. "Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award". CGIAR.
  6. "Winners of the 2021 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award". Arrell Food Institute.
  7. "FHF wins the ARRELL Global Food Innovation Award 2021". Food Heritage Foundation.
  8. DeMartini, Alayna. "Ohio State soil scientist honored for increasing global food production". Ohio State University. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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  12. "FoodForward SA achieves global recognition for its food security efforts". South Africa The Good News. Global South Africans Network. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  13. "Samuel Myers named Arrell Global Food Innovation research award recipient". Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  14. "Solidaridad wins Arrell Global Food Innovation Award". Solidaridad. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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