Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE) 2
Together with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), we launched the Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE). This initiative is designed to mobilise local innovation and entrepreneurship, driving scalable solutions that address ecological, market, and value chain challenges across the region. Following a successful first round, round 2 was launched to continue this momentum.
Meet the 12 winners of HKH-ICE 2.0:
Adding value to turmeric from restored forests
Agroforestry and turmeric restore forests, livelihoods, incomes.
Agri-Shield: decision-support tool for climate-resilient agriculture planning
Digital GIS platform strengthens climate resilience in mountain communities
Climate-resilient artisan candles in Longpi pottery
Indigenous artisans create low carbon candles, preserving culture.
Internet of things-based digital automation system paired with rent-to-own financing (IBDA-RTO)
Smart automation restores reliable drinking water systems in Nepal’s mountains.
Project Fragrant Chamoli
Organisation: Agrinet Foods and Beverages Private Limited, India Project Fragrant Chamoli restores degraded land in Uttarakhand…
Regenerative mountain foods for resilient livelihoods
Women led enterprise empowering mountain farming communities
Resilient indigenous crops: scaling sustainable high-value climate snacks
Using solar processing to transform locally-grown fruits into shelf-stable products
Shaoulee Food Products
Reviving Bhutan’s indigenous crops for resilient rural livelihoods
Unlocking climate finance for smallholder dairy farmers
Affordable loans strengthen smallholder dairy farmers’ resilience.
Weather-based parametric mango heat stress insurance
Parametric insurance protects mango farmers from heat stress.
YiGa Chocolate
Turning Bhutan’s diverse harvests into premium snacks, strengthening livelihoods, biodiversity.
Yoering-Ma
Organisation: Yoering-Ma, Bhutan Yoering-Ma is a youth- and women-led, for-profit Bhutanese enterprise transforming urban food waste…