Apply For 2023 Agribusiness Innovation And qualify over 500k Free Equity Grant

Applications for the agri-food innovation 2023 begins, and benefit from over 500,000 free action grants

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss organization founded at the United Nations in 2002 to combat human suffering caused by malnutrition, collaborates with the Center for Innovation Nigeria Climate (NCIC), co-founded the Agribusiness Innovation Challenge to attract qualified agricultural technology. startups offer solutions to improve the food supply chain in Nigeria

This challenge aims to identify, develop and scale innovative solutions to food security challenges and healthier food supply chains capable of meeting the needs of a growing population while also addressing the urgent challenges posed by climate change in Nigeria.

Additionally, the challenge lies within GAIN’s Enhancing Nutrition in Priority Commodities project that provides technical assistance training to women and youth-led startups to build capacity, improve improve access to financial services and grow their business concepts by leveraging innovation to improve the efficiency of food supply chains in Nigeria

Eligibilty

Women and Youths aged 18-35 years (Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply)

Applicants must have Agri-business innovations that can address and solve the Food Supply Chain challenges in Nigeria.

Shortlisted candidates should be willing to commit to all program deliverables.

Finalists should be willing to test and replicate their solutions in the following states of Nigeria; Benue, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Ibadan

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All Applicants must have businesses registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

Challenge Areas

The challenge seeks solutions that address any of these thematic areas.

This challenge welcomes solutions or viable products that address FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN challenges with an outcome of achieving food safety and quality as well as healthier diets for all.

Examples of solutions may include and not limited to the following thematic areas:

Benefits

Shortlisted early-stage startups with a Minimum Viable Product should expect to go through the following process from the program;

Pitch Readiness

BootCamp,

Mentorship Community

Technical Assistance Program

Demo Day

Deal Day

$16,000 EQUITY-FREE GRANT

Terms and Conditions

Participants of the Agribusiness Innovation Challenge events stand a chance to win sponsored cash and technical assistance prizes.

However, the Judges have the sole responsibility of, and discretion in selecting winners, and the judges’ decisions are final. The value of these prizes is to be at the sole discretion of the organizers.

Prize recipients will be expected to share periodic reports detailing how the funds are being used, as agreed with the organizers.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the organizers will not be liable for the cancellation/postponement/change of sponsored prizes.

Method Of Application 

Interested Applicants should kindly apply now

Dateline 19th October 2023