Iowa State University's "Gung-ho Globies" are finalists in Thought For Food Challenge

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Publish time: 18th December, 2014      Source: Ames, Iowa, USA
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Iowa State University's "Gung-ho Globies" are finalists in Thought For Food ChallengeIowa State University's "Gung-ho Globies" are finalists in Thought For Food Challenge" title="Share this link on Facebook">Ames, Iowa, USADecember 18, 2014They call themselves the Gung-ho Globies and appropriately so, theIowa State University student team was chosen as one of 10 teamsworldwide to compete for $10,000 in seed money for developing aninnovative idea to feed the world.Team members include GlobalResource Systems students Mikayla Sullivan, a junior; Ella Gehrke, asophomore; Elise Kendall, a junior; Clayton Mooney, a senior; andAlexandria Wilson, a freshman in animal science.In September, theThought For Food Global Challenge group sent out a challenge asking forideas to feed a growing global population that will exceed 9 billion by2050. The group describes itself as a movement dedicated to tacklingthe global challenge of feeding the world.“Our passion for globaldevelopment and ending world hunger led us to the Thought For FoodChallenge, a global competition that encourages millennials across theworld to create unique and innovative solutions in the fight againsthunger,” Sullivan said.The Gung-ho Globies took the challengealong with 336 teams from 51 countries. The Iowa State students won thechance to compete in Lisbon, Portugal. Only 10 teams worldwide wereselected, three from the United States and teams representing Africa,Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The studentswill participate in a three-day program before pitching their idea atthe Thought For Food Global Summit Feb. 13-14.The Gung-ho Globiescreated a mobile solar dehydrator called KinoSol. The students describethe product as an efficient tool to increase market accessibility,prevent food loss and increase nutrition and food security during timesof food instability.The KinoSol dehydrates fruits and vegetablesusing solar energy. The inexpensive tool is easy to build and designed toincrease the shelf life of food after harvest for farmers andfamilies.See more about the Gung-ho Globies on their web site at http://www.cnchemicals.com/ or on their Facebook page at http://www.cnchemicals.com/ news from: Iowa State UniversityWebsite: http://www.cnchemicals.com/: December 18, 2014The news item on this page is copyright by the organization where it originatedFair use notice