FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023 | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023 for Kenyans. Details about the Program are given below.

FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023

About FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023

Are you a Kenyan Youth passionate about the food system? Join the Youth in Agribusiness Innovators’  Challenge for an opportunity to maximize the potential of your idea\innovation and\or enterprise in transforming the Food System.

As part of the European Union Funded Healthy Diets 4 Africa Project, Food Security for Peace and Nutrition Africa (FSPN-Africa) is engaging youth innovators in leading Food System transformation in Kenya through the Youth in Agribusiness  Innovators’ Challenge. The main goal of the challenge is to empower, strengthen and shape innovations by youth in agriculture, food, and nutrition in effort to position for scaling.

Program Details

This initiative will provide a platform for young people to improve their capacities through mentorship and linkages to partners,  experts, and key resources to support the adoption of  best approaches to improve innovations for food and nutrition security that are sustainable and scalable.

BENEFITS

Participants selected for the Young Food System Innovators will:
1.  Networking and collaborating with Healthy  Diets 4 Africa partners and participating teams.
2. Business innovation and financial assessment for scaling support.
4.  Training,  mentorship, and tailor-made matchmaking with industry actors for innovation\solution scaling.
5.  Successful  businesses/innovations  will be awarded grants  between USD 500-USD 1000

Eligibility

  • Submit your idea\innovations\ enterprise by filling in this form
  • Upload 1-2 minute video  showing how your innovations\solution works
INNOVATION ELIGIBILITY 
Solutions submitted to Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge should:
1. Address a food system problem  in one or more  of these thematic areas:
  • Sustainable Innovations for crop production ( solutions that improve productivity while  managing natural resources such water, soil)
  • Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (solutions that provide healthy food by utilizing small spaces)
  • Value Addition( solutions\process\ techniques\enterprises  that  transform raw agricultural  products to new products)
  • Storage and Post Handling Innovations ( innovations that work to reduce food waste and losses
  2.   Focus on the following Value Chains
  • Vegetables ( Mushrooms, African Leafy Vegetables, Pumpkin and \or Pumpkin Leaves)
  • Cereals (Finger Millet, Pearl Millet and\or Sorghum)
  • Tubers ( Cassava and\or Sweet potatoes)
  • Legumes (Pigeon Peas , green grams and\or  Beans)
  • Fruits ( Tree tomato, Guava, Baobab : any additional fruits is  acceptable)
  3.  Have presence in  Kenya
  4. Clearly show novelty,  feasibility and sustainability
 TEAM ELIGIBILITY 
You can make  a submission  for your idea\innovation\enterprise as an individual or a team of not more than five
 All applicants and  team should not be more than 35 years of age.

FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023 Application

For those interested in FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 30 June 2023.

Open this link for more details about the FSPN-Africa Youth in Agribusiness Innovators Challenge 2023.

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