Omnipreneurship Awards: Sustainability Branch

Tanmiah Food Company (TFC) has launched the third Omnipreneurship Awards Grand Challenge, with the goal of identifying a technological solution to create a sustainable ecosystem across business unit’s areas of operations. Those who have a knack for stretching limits, thinking outside of the box and a desire to build a better world are invited to participate.

The Next Big Thing

TFC are always on the look-out for The Next Big Thing. It is one of the ten golden rules of Omnipreneurship. The Next Big Thing is based on the premise that one must always question the status-quo and seek new ways of looking at things. It is all about doing something faster, more efficiently and with the view of impacting as many people as possible.

The criteria for determining if your proposal is big enough to become The Next Big Thing for the Sustainability Branch Challenge are a set of questions we can ask ourselves:

• Is it scalable? For a proposal to be The Next Big Thing it has to have the potential and ability to scale.
• Is it sustainable? It has to have the power to attract support year after year.
• Is it impactful? It is important that it has a tangible effect, whether solving a problem or changing perspectives on how things are done. It also has to be measurable to ensure that it is having the intended impact.
• Is it cost-effective? The ability to minimize investment on the proposal, while maximizing return.
• Is it game-changing? The proposal should disrupt the current ecosystem or model being used for the better.

Previous Grand Challenges

 Click the logo's to learn more about 2020's and 2021's Grand Challenges 

'How can TFC feed their poultry while aiming at a nature-positive impact?'

TFC want to challenge the agricultural industry (and beyond) by seeking innovative technological solutions and approaches that allow them to transition from imported corn and soy-based feed towards sustainable, nature-positive and locally produced feed raw materials (especially grains) while maintaining the current quality standards and efficiency of the current poultry growth process. Important to TFC is that the proposed technology/approach/solution should enable TFC to produce the feed:

• locally,
• cost-effectively,
• at industrial scale,
• in a nature-positive and sustainable manner,
• while minimizing (international) feed transport,
• without negatively impacting TFC’s current business activities.

Participate by first reading the detailed technical description and the official rules, followed by filling in the response form template (Download it here).

The Competition is open to all individuals over the age of 18 and to all validly formed legal entities which are permitted to participate by their governing documents.

Upload & submit your completed response form before December 21st 2022, 11.59 pm CET.
(Note: Click the respond button at the top of this page to submit your completed response form)

Having questions? Please check our  Webinar Q&A document and don't hesitate emailing Program Manager Tom Vranken at vranken@ninesigma.com 

Help TFC to find sustainable manners to feed their poultry in a way that positively influences, not only the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but the global environment as well. Not only do you have the chance to participate in contributing to a better world; you will also be vying for the US $ 1 Million Prize Award to kick start the partnership/collaboration with TFC.

By submitting a response/entry, respondents acknowledge and agree to the official rules. Please download the following file 'official rules'  to learn more about the Grand Challenge's Terms and Conditions. 

Having questions about the Official rules? Don't hesitate emailing Program Manager Tom Vranken at vranken@ninesigma.com 

Tanmiah Food Company is looking for technological solutions which:

• Enable a shift from imported poultry feed towards a local, independent, sustainable feed supply chain
• Have been tested at lab scale 
• Are scalable to an industrial level
• Allow TFC to promote the end-product as ‘halal’

To learn more about the other criteria for a successful submission, please read our detailed challenge description. (All documentation is also available in the Required Documents tab).

Phase I  (March '23)                Phase II (Q3 '23)

Up to 5 Finalists to win US $ 20,000 each.       Up to 1 Grand Winner to win US $ 1 Million. 

About the Sponsors

TFC is a major player in the poultry industry in Saudi Arabia. Read more about Tanmiah Food Company and its Strategic Sister Companies in the tabs at the top of the Omnipreneurship Awards Grand Challenge page. 

Having questions about the Sponsor or the grand Challenge? Don't hesitate email Program Manager Tom Vranken at vranken@ninesigma.com