Sustainable Food Camp 2025: Pioneering the Future of Food in Asia
Sustainable Food Asia, in collaboration with Leave a Nest Malaysia, is proud to announce the upcoming Sustainable Food Camp 2025 (SFC2025). Themed “Future Foods: Innovating Today, Sustaining Tomorrow”, this flagship event coincides with National Earth Day and marks its third edition in Malaysia.
SFC2025 will take place on April 22, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Resorts World Awana, Genting Highlands, Malaysia, welcoming over 150 international participants. The event aims to build a thriving sustainable food ecosystem through collaboration, innovation, and market expansion across Japan and ASEAN regions.
A Regional Platform for Innovation & Collaboration
SFC2025 will bring together leading technologists, researchers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from across Asia, the United States, and beyond, including over 50 Sustainable Food Associates from biotech, agritech, and foodtech sectors to explore potential collaborations.
Focus Areas
This year’s program will spotlight three critical agendas for shaping the sustainable food ecosystem:
- Environmental Improvement
- Health Access
- Social Responsibility
The event will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, roundtable sessions, innovation showcases, and pitch competition offering USD 10,000 Sustainability Challenge Fund in total for startups with impactful food-tech solutions.
Event Highlights:
- Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions: Insights from leading experts on sustainable food practices.
- Roundtable & Networking Sessions: Opportunities for collaboration among industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, and entrepreneurs.
- Sustainability Challenge Fund: A pitching competition offering a total prize pool of USD 10,000 to innovative teams, encouraging the development of impactful solutions in the food sector by utilizing each individual's strengths.
Event Partners & Ecosystem Builders
This year’s camp features key partners such as Ajinomoto, Kikkoman, Rohto Pharmaceutical, Ikeda Tohka, and Genting Group, alongside a robust ecosystem of venture capital firms, accelerators, and research institutions.
Supporting and ecosystem partners include: UNLOCK, Indonesia Food Innovation (IFI), PT. Klik Eat Indonesia, Hao-Shi Accelerator, Flagship Global Pte Ltd, Zebra Fish Capital, 144 Ventures, Padang & Co, Innovate 360, MRANTI, TERAJU, Fan Japan (Malaysia), Impact Circle, Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC), and Mitsusho.
Global Impact Through Collaboration
The previous SFC successfully facilitated impactful partnerships:
- ROHTO Pharmaceutical × NANKA: Co-developing an anti-diabetic diet for ASEAN markets.
- ecologgie × Star Kitchen Consulting: Expanding a Cambodian product into Vietnam.
- Euglena × Faniapan: Creating innovative HALAL products using Euglena microalgae.
These collaborations highlight the power of purpose-driven partnerships in driving scalable, sustainable change.
Looking Ahead
As we step into another year of collaboration and innovation, SFC2025 is set to spark meaningful projects that drive the sustainable food movement forward. The momentum from SFC2024, paired with a powerful lineup of partners, is poised to accelerate a healthier, more sustainable food future across Asia and beyond.
For more information, please visit the event website at https://sustainablefood.camp/ or follow updates on social media.