AquaRech Ltd has been named the winner of the 2022 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge (NFFTC), scooping the award for its work to build Kenya’s first fish farming supply chain platform. 

NFFTC Aquarech

NFFTC AquaRech

NFFTC recognises the best breakthrough innovations in sustainable protein production

The aquaculture company will receive a validation trial supported by experts at animal nutrition giant Nutreco to further develop its technology.

Jury member Alex Obach (Skretting’s Innovation Director) said, “Congratulations to AquaRech for winning the 2022 NFFTC. Through their AquaRech platform, fish farmers in Kenya and Africa can buy top-quality feed, sell fish, and learn about best fish farming practices to improve their incomes and, in general, to improve the entire supply chain of high-quality fish to feed to the local population. We look forward to supporting AquaRech in further developing their innovative concept.”

Since 2017, NFFTC has recognised and supported the best breakthrough innovations in sustainable protein production.

This year’s challenge received over 100 submissions from 48 countries. These were narrowed down to 15 finalists, who received support from Nutreco mentors to develop a pitch deck and business case that they defended at a virtual pitching event in June.

A jury of industry experts selected the five top candidates from these finalists, who then attended an in-person final in the Netherlands to pitch their ideas one last time and to network with other start-ups, investors and Nutreco experts.

“This year’s entries showed a great deal of promise in helping our industry solve the challenges we face as we work to produce more protein more sustainably and achieve our purpose of Feeding the Future. We’d like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Challenge,” said Nutreco’s Director of Venturing & Business Development Joost Matthijssen.

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