Funding Competition For Agripreneurs In Africa.

This is where agrifood innovation meets impact.

News May 23, 2025 0 230 Add to Reading List

Funding Competition For Agripreneurs In Africa.

Africa’s food sector faces mounting challenges in climate resilience, food security, and nutrition. The need for groundbreaking solutions has never been greater.

Are you an agripreneur leading the charge against these pressing issues? Do you have a transformative venture that’s making waves in the agrifood landscape? We want to hear from you.

Grab The Opportunity:

100,000 US Dollars in prizes will go to 2 Winners! 2 x 50,000 US Dollar Grand Prizes Impact Awards – The judges of this year’s competition will be looking to award a total of $60,000 USD to ventures that make a significant impact in one or more of the following areas: improving rural livelihoods, nutrition, climate related solutions, technology, gender impact, natural resources conservation, and job creation.

Flight, accommodation, and visa costs covered to pitch their businesses at the GoGettaz Finals at the Africa Food Systems Forum Summit in Dakar, Senegal Facilitated participation at the Agribusiness Deal Room at the AFSF.

Two entrepreneurs, one woman and one man, will each win 50,000 US Dollars for themost innovative and scalable business ventures.

Who & What We Are Looking For:

1. The Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur is aged 35 or below on the date of submission to the competition, and is legally recognised as an adult in country of nationality.

Entrepreneur holds nationality (with an official ID) from a country which is a member of the African Union.

Entrepreneur is the founder/co-founder of the venture he/she represents in the competition and plays an active role in its operations and leadership.

Entrepreneur has no criminal record related to corruption, tax evasion, financial impropriety, felony, or other offence, and will provide a signed declaration to that effect, if requested.

2. The Venture

Venture is already legally registered in a country which is a member of the African Union or will have commenced with the registration of such a legal entity prior to 10 June 2025.

Venture is headquartered in a country which is a member of the African Union.

Venture is designed to be financially sustainable, either as a for-profit business or a non-profit generating some revenue and aiming not to be dependent on donor funding.

Venture plays a role in the agrifood sector and/or supports the development of the agrifood sector through an innovation or process improvement.

The agrifood sector may be defined as businesses engaged in: