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Published: 28 Jul 2021 498 views
This seventh edition of Pitch AgriHack is a pitching contest aimed exclusively at African businesses bringing technological innovation to the agriculture sector. Generation Africa, a thematic platform of the AGRF will host the competition.
The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2021 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage, Mature/Growth-stage, and Women-led, with prizes totalling US$45,000. A fourth invite-only category known as the AYuTe Africa Challenge, sponsored by Heifer International, will award up to $1.5 million in grants to scalable ventures that are already generating measurable impact for Africa’s smallholder farmers.
Generation Africa’s enduring mission is to bring the dynamism of youth entrepreneurship to Africa’s agri-food sector. It aims to strengthen the ecosystem that supports agripreneurs as they travel the perilous journey from ideation to scale. We collaborate to inspire more young Africans to become agri-food entrepreneurs; to enable viable small, medium and micro enterprises to sustain strong growth; to increase capital investment into young ventures in the sector; to support job creation throughout the value chain; and to increase adoption of e... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 16 Aug 2021 |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | Generation Africa |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Winners will receive funding and continued support to scale up their innovations to transform the agriculture sector.
The competition will identify and amplify efforts by young innovators to build resilience beyond COVID-19 through digital agriculture products and services. These innovations should be scalable and generate measurable impact in Africa’s food systems.
Selection: The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2021 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage, Mature/Growth-stage, and Women-led, with prizes totalling US$45,000. A fourth invite-only category known as the AYuTe Africa Challenge, sponsored by Heifer International, will award up to $1.5 million in grants to scalable ventures that are already generating measurable impact for Africa’s smallholder farmers.
For more details, visit Generation Africa website.