Solena is a Mexican based biotech company developing customized soil solutions Leon, Guanajuato and Birmingham, Alabama, September 6, 2018 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship is pleased to announce today that it has completed an investment in, Grupo Solena S.A.P.I. de...
Continue ReadingFriedman Student Emery “Hattie” Brown was one of three people recently selected by the Kirchner Foundation to form an investment team that will manage a portfolio with funds to invest in companies and organizations focused on new agricultural technologies and...
Continue ReadingFellows also hosted session in Impact Investing at the first ever TFF Academy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – August 3, 2018 – The 2017-2018 Kirchner Food Fellows Karla Rascon-Garcia, Alfredo Costilla-Reyes, and Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias attended the 2018 Thought for Food...
Continue ReadingMonrovia – Ambulah Mamey, a Liberian student concentrating in Agricultural Development and Environment in the Development Management Program at American University, Washington D.C, has won the 2018/2019 Kirchner Food Fellowship; the world’s most prestigious and innovative capital investment training program...
Continue ReadingUnprecedented Kirchner Food Fellowship announces fifth cohort Birmingham, Alabama – 18 July 2018 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, today announced the selection of the 2018-19 Kirchner Food Fellows. Now entering its sixth year...
Continue ReadingBirmingham, Alabama – 07 March 2018 – The Kirchner Impact Foundation is pleased to announce the Kirchner Food Fellowship is now accepting applications for their 2018-2019 program. Launched in 2014 and based on a global need and a unique learning...
Continue ReadingWe are pleased to share the 2017 year in review for our Kirchner Food Fellowship program. Read it here! Highlights include: Commencing its 6th year in 2018 Continuing to gain international recognition from leading organizations and publications Establishment of a...
Continue ReadingWHYFARM is a portfolio company of the Kirchner Impact Foundation For WHYFARM, the last 12 months have been their most impactful yet. Their team traveled around the globe and made appearances that took them back to our roots at the...
Continue ReadingEstablishes multifaceted collaboration with WHYFARM – promoting sustainable agriculture among youths Birmingham, Alabama and Trinidad and Tobago – 28 February 2018 – Kirchner Impact Foundation (KIF), today announced its continued multifaceted initiatives to address global food security by formalizing its...
Continue ReadingPioneering program announces Mexico-focused 2017-2018 Kirchner Food Fellows Birmingham, Alabama and San Cristóbal, Gto., Mexico – 2 August 2017 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, today announced the selection of new fellows for its...
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