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The Global Dairy Sustainability Challenge
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit partners The Yield Lab received more than 100 applications from start-ups in the animal agriculture sector hoping for the chance to pitch in front of a panel of industry leaders and win €100,000.
Seven companies were selected to pitch at the challenge final in Amsterdam on the 8th October, 2024 before the winning company was announced live at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit.
And the winner is…PHAGE LAB
The Challenge
Dairy is a truly global industry. From a morning glass of milk to a pizza Margherita, dairy is a part of many countries’ culinary and cultural heritage, and is a critical livelihood for farmers across the world. Globally there are more than 100 million dairy farms facing common pressures, though often in very different local environmental or economic contexts: squeezed margins, changing climate, and the fact that dairy production itself has a significant environmental footprint.
The Yield Lab was searching for start-ups that offer solutions to ease these pressures, with a particular focus on making dairy production more sustainable for all.
The Yield Lab Global Dairy Sustainability Challenge was organised in partnership with leading stakeholders of the global dairy supply chain, Nestle, GOKE, Wageningen University.
The Details
More than 100 applications for the challenge were submitted before the deadline on 31 August.
The Challenge Final was held on 8 October 2024, 5-7pm at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Amsterdam, hosted as part of the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit.
The winning start-up, PHAGE LAB was announced live at the summit the following day. All participating start-ups will received complimentary summit passes.