Last days to request Women empower In AgriFood: A concrete opportunity for women who dream of transforming the agri -food sector sector
EWA: Women in the Agri food sector
In the heart of the European Agri -Voeding sector there is still a big gender gap. Women represent more than half of the population, but only 28% of the farms are led by a female figure.
Women in Agrifood Empower (EWA) the European program has been promoted by Eit Food. Aims thefemale entrepreneurship In the world of food and agriculture.
EWA: An opportunity to be understood by May 25
The call to participate in EWA -Edition 2025 expires on 25 May And it will select a hundred thirty women (ten for each of the thirteen participating countries, including Italy) for a path of intensive incubation that lasts six months, from July to December.
Il Program is free And aimed at women with a concrete entrepreneurial idea or a startup started in the agri -food sector for less than three years.
The chance is real and concrete. Personalized training, mentoring, networks with experts and investors and cash prizes for two participants per country (10 thousand and 5 thousand euros) to develop their project.
“With the fourth edition of empowering women in Agrifood – explains Sara RoversiPresident of the Future Food Institute – We have the women who guide the regeneration of the agri -food sector in the center, innovation, sustainability and a positive change for the future “.
Support for female entrepreneurship in agriculture is not just a matter of honesty: it is one strategic lever To take on the ecological, economic and social challenges of our time.
Women in Agrifood Empower It represents a concrete step towards a more resilient, just and sustainable food system.
EWA: Impact Innovation
Since 2020, EWA has supported more than 450 entrepreneurs in seventeen European countries. Many of them have created innovative products, attracted investments and generated a positive impact on their territory.
The novelty of 2025 is the access of Angels4 impact next to Angels4womenTwo networks of business angel who strengthen the relationship between female entrepreneurship and impact investments. In addition, the program uses the collaboration of Unarga (National Union of Agri -Food and Environmental Journalists) as a media partner to strengthen the visibility of the initiative.
Support, training and vision
EWA is much more than an incubation program. It is a network of support, training and vision for women who want to bring innovation, sustainability and inclusion to the food sector.
The 2024 edition has rewarded projects, such as those of CleanchinBlockchain -based traceability system created by Ira Suleimanone Alma -Serumconceived by Antonella BellinaWho transforms the waste erum from a waste to cosmetic and biomedical source.
How to register the project
The women involved (living in Italy, who identify themselves in the female gender and with projects in accordance with the EIT food missions) Candidate for free before May 25 on the platform F6S.
For more information you can write to: ewa@futurefoodinstitute.org
Eit food cosage?
Eit Food It is the leading initiative in Europe for food innovation. The goal is to make the food system more sustainable, healthy and reliable. It is one of the eight innovation communities that were founded byEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)Independent EU organization founded in 2008 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.
The EIT Food Consortium includes more than 100 partners between industries, startups, research centers and the University of Sixteen EU member states. The headquarters of Southern Europe is located in Spain, in Madrid and Bilbao, and collaborates with reality of excellence such as: Acesur, AIA, Aguulas Aguinaga, Azti, Caviro, National Research Council, CSIC, AN GRANP, GRANAROLO, HUB Innovation Trentino, Inalca, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Mondragon Corporation, Peakbridge, Strauss, Technion, UAM, United, University of Bologna and the Volcani Institute of Agricultural Researche.
In Italy, the program is implemented by Future Food InstituteAn ecosystem consisting of different organizations united by the vision to improve the world through food.