The 2026 Food Planet Prize shortlist is out!
We’ve been waiting to share this—and the moment is finally here.
After reviewing more than 1000 nominations from around the world, we’re proud to announce the four finalists for the 2026 Food Planet Prize!
Rigorously vetted, already delivering results, and ready to scale, each finalist is a worthy winner of the Prize and a source of much inspiration! You can learn more about these excellent initiatives by reading or listening to the feature articles linked below.
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF), India
In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a quiet agricultural revolution is unfolding, led by farmers, women’s collectives, and a belief that the soil already knows what to do.
APCNF is one of the world's largest transitions to agroecology — 1.8 million farmer families across more than 8,000 villages in India are ditching synthetic chemicals for natural farming. The result: healthier soils, lower emissions, and a blueprint now spreading to 22 other Indian states and three countries.
Conscious Kitchen, United States
Across Northern California, an ambitious program is replacing processed school meals with organic ingredients grown on nearby farms.
The U.S. school food system serves 30 million meals a day — most of them ultra-processed. Conscious Kitchen is changing that, connecting local organic farms to public schools so nearly a million students eat scratch-cooked, organic food — while giving small and mid-sized farms a reliable, large-scale customer and a real pathway to financial stability.
NoPalm Ingredients, Netherlands
A Dutch start-up is producing palm-like oils through fermentation, offering manufacturers a way to reduce their reliance on deforestation-linked crops.
Palm oil is in nearly 50% of packaged supermarket products — and its production drives tropical deforestation, biodiversity loss, and carbon emissions. NoPalm Ingredients converts food waste — potato peels and dairy by-products — into fermentation-based fats that work as a drop-in replacement, no recipe reformulation needed.
The Savanna Institute, United States
By helping farmers integrate nuts, fruit, and timber into crop fields, a Midwest nonprofit is building a more resilient agricultural system.
The American Midwest is one of the most productive — and most environmentally impoverished — agricultural regions on Earth. The Savanna Institute is changing that: it has helped 400+ farmers establish agroforestry across 2,100 hectares in just three years. Integrating trees into cropland sequesters carbon, buffers extreme weather, and restores biodiversity - while keeping farms productive.
The finalists will come to Sweden to present to the Food Planet Prize international jury, which will vote on the winner on June 2. This year, the winner will be awarded 1.5M USD, and each of the remaining finalists will receive 150,000 USD.
Stay tuned!