Food Planet Prize 2025

Current Context : Swedish startup NitroCapt won the 2025 Food Planet Prize (US $2 million) for its green fertiliser that uses plasma technology and renewable energy to extract atmospheric nitrogen.

ABOUT FOOD PLANET PRIZE

• Founded: 2019 by the Curt Bergfors Foundation in Stockholm.
• Aim: Celebrate innovations that reduce the environmental impact of food systems.
• Prize: US $2 million, the world’s largest environmental award.
• 2025 Jury: 10 international experts, co‑chaired by Johan Rockström and Magnus Nilsson.
• Innovation Impact:
  • Eliminates fossil‑fuel‑based Haber–Bosch process emissions.
  • Enhances food security by enabling local green‑fertiliser production.