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6/30/25, 3:34 PM Manipal Academy of Higher Education Dubai students win Green Entrepreneurship Program for start-up tackling UAE’s $3.5B food …

Manipal Academy of Higher Education Dubai students win

Green Entrepreneurship Program for start-up tackling

UAE’s $3.5B food waste crisis

4 Days Ago 8 Mins

Dubai, UAE – 25 June 2025: In a powerful display of youth-led climate action,

students from the Manipal Environmental and Climate Society (MECS) at
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Dubai were named champions at
the Green Entrepreneurship Program, hosted by Ajman University at the Ajman

Youth Hub.

Their winning initiative, LoopBite, is a community-driven circular economy
platform designed to address the UAE’s mounting food waste challenge, where
over 3.2 million tonnes of food are wasted annually, costing the economy nearly

$3.5 billion. The platform enables households, farms, and businesses to turn
food scraps into compost via smart waste collection systems, while incentivising
behaviour change through a gamified rewards app. The team was awarded AED
5,000 as a prize and is now entering the incubation phase, where investors will

be involved. Ajman University will guide them through this process, providing
ongoing mentorship and technical support, alongside guidance from key industry
stakeholders, as they scale their impact. The team has already established
partnerships with key government bodies supporting the initiative.

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