Deadline: 28th August 2024
AgriTech4Kenya Innovation is a challenge designed to catalyze the Kenyan agri-food systems transformation by supporting early-stage innovators in the development, deployment, adoption, and scaling of high-impact science-based agri-tech solutions for smallholder farmers and agricultural value chain players.
The program offers applicants, who must have an existing minimum viable product (MVP) or proof of concept (POC), comprehensive support to build a solid go-to-market strategy through business mentorship, scientific technical validation, market opportunities, access to finance, and on-the-ground experimentation with end-users to pilot solutions.
Priority areas:
- Sustainable agriculture production
- Improved market access and supply chain efficiency
- Knowledge sharing and capacity building for gender and social inclusion
- Livestock health and disease management
- Equitable finance and investment mechanisms
- Water use efficiency and sustainable irrigation practices
Benefits
Selected participants will receive the tools and step-by-step support to build the foundations of an impactful agri-tech venture with scalable growth in Kenya.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of agriculture in Kenya
- Benefit from a fully funded, 4-day immersive bootcamp in Nairobi, Keny
- Connect with a wide and diverse network of partners, agribusinesses and investors
- Optimise solutions through direct exposure to CGIAR assets and industry-leading scientists and experts
Reserved for participants who successfully graduate from the bootcamp
- Eligibility
- The AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge is a program designed specifically for agri-tech innovators with early-stage solutions that are rooted in, or applicable to, Kenya’s agricultural sector.
- For more information and application.
