Our Agripreneurs are youth aged 35 or below with early stage startups in the agrifood sector. We are looking for well developed business ideas from farm to fork, including: food tech, agtech, agriculture and food production/processing/marketing/logistics, nutrition, food safety, food loss and waste, agrifood education & agrifood tourism across all agriculture subsectors (farming, livestock, fisheries and forestry).
Requirements:
- Operating in one or more of the 19 NENA countries
- Team lead must be 35 years or younger and a national of one of the 19 NENA countries
- The business model addresses a challenge related to food-system transformation, rural development or food security
- Currently not part of an incubation or acceleration program
Applications will be evaluated on strength of the management team, market opportunity, product & technology, competitive advantages, innovativeness, sustainability and social impact.
Timeline:
- August 27, 2022: Deadline to apply
- September 2022, Bootcamp for shortlisted startups
- October 2022: Final pitching event and needs assessment for winning startups
- November 2022 – January 2023: Startup Incubation