Agriventures wins Gold at the Facilitation Impact Awards 2026

We are delighted to announce that Agriventures has been awarded the Gold Award at the Facilitation Impact Awards (FIA) 2026 for its Circular Voices initiative—an international recognition presented by the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) to projects that achieve exceptional impact through facilitative methodologies.

This milestone is particularly significant as Circular Voices is the first Bulgarian initiative to receive this prestigious international recognition, selected among thousands of submissions from around the world.

Recognising the Power of Collaboration

Developed by Agriventures in partnership with U Grow Academy and supported by the Circular Food Systems Network, Circular Voices set out to discover, document, and amplify inspiring examples of circular agriculture and innovation across Bulgaria and Spain.

Together with our Spanish partner ALBERIZAS CEUTA SL, led by Sonsoles Jiménez, we worked alongside farmers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to capture practical stories demonstrating how circular approaches can strengthen resilience, create new business opportunities, and inspire change across the agri-food sector.

More Than a Project - A Process that creates impact

The Facilitation Impact Awards recognise initiatives where facilitation becomes a driver of meaningful change.

Throughout Circular Voices, we created spaces where farmers, researchers, businesses, and innovation actors could exchange experiences, learn from one another, and co-create knowledge. The resulting farmer stories, practical toolkits, and communication resources continue to inspire organisations well beyond the project's duration.

This award recognises not only the project's results, but also the collaborative process that made those results possible.

A Shared achievement

This recognition belongs to everyone who contributed to the journey.

We sincerely thank our partners at U Grow Academy, especially Dilyana Dragomirova for her trust and partnership, and Ralitsa Lyubenova for designing and facilitating an outstanding collaborative process.

We are equally grateful to the Circular Food Systems Network for recognising and supporting the initiative, to our partners at ALBERIZAS CEUTA SL, and to every farmer and innovator who generously shared their experiences.

Finally, we thank the Agriventures team—Dilyana Kutsarova, Mariya Hristova, Ivaylo Yankov, and Roza Mitova—whose dedication made this achievement possible.

Looking Ahead

Winning the Gold Facilitation Impact Award reinforces Agriventures' mission to create meaningful impact through innovation, collaboration, and community building.

As Circular Voices officially concludes, its legacy continues through the freely available farmer stories, practical toolkits, and knowledge resources available on the project website, inspiring the next generation of circular agriculture initiatives across Europe.

This recognition motivates us to continue developing projects that bring people together, transform knowledge into action, and accelerate sustainable innovation throughout the agri-food sector.

Explore the project results

All project resources are available free of charge at:

👉 https://circular.agriventures.co/

The role of Agriventures in supporting agrifood innovation

As the agritech startup ecosystem grows across Europe, initiatives such as Agriventures are helping connect entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and policymakers working in agriculture and food innovation.

Agriventures focuses on supporting agrifood startups, biotechnology innovation, and access to European funding for agriculture, while also helping entrepreneurs navigate the complex landscape of startup financing, venture capital, and research commercialization.

By strengthening connections between startups, research institutions, investors, and farmers, Agriventures contributes to building a stronger agricultural innovation ecosystem that can accelerate the transition toward sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems.

Through knowledge sharing, events, and ecosystem building, Agriventures helps ensure that promising agritech innovations can scale and reach farmers, food producers, and global markets.