Application Deadline: Varies by Countries
LOCATION: Africa
The AYuTe Africa NextGen is offering something new for African agriculture. They invite young agripreneurs to showcase their transformative innovations that are enhancing Africa’s food systems by driving transformative changes in smallholder farming and redefining agriculture as a promising and rewarding career.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be considered for the regional AYuTe Africa NextGen, you must:
Have a minimum of three years of experience working with smallholder farmers in Africa, with demonstrated impact on their revenue.
Must be operating in one of the following sectors:
Access to Finance
Access to Market
Access to Energy
Climate Smart Solutions and Resilience
Registered and operating in Sub-Saharan Africa
Show your organization has a sustainable business model that will allow it to stay profitable as it expands operations to serve more smallholder farmers.
Demonstrate that you are providing a truly innovative product or service, offering unique solutions rather than duplicates.
Proven demand among smallholder farmers and affordability.
BENEFIT:
Selected companies receive part of a $1.5 million catalytic grant, along with technical support to scale their solutions and expand their impact.
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