Innov8 Agric Challenge 2019 for AgriTechnology Entrepreneurs ($5,000 prize)

Posted by Opportunity Desk On April 26, 2019 0 Comment

Deadline: June 30, 2019

Applications are open for the Innov8 Agric Challenge 2019. Focusing on Agriculture and Technology, Crenov8 Consulting, a leading Management Consulting and Digital Firm in Dubai hosts the agribusiness gathering – Meet The Farmers’ Conference (MTFC), now in its third edition.

As part of that initiative, they are also looking to support AgriTechnology Entrepreneurship in Africa with the Innov8 Agric Challenge, which is looking to promote innovative ideas and enterprises that focus on agriculture and help them improve their business operations while providing a platform to showcase their innovation.

Challenge Details

Innov8Agric is aimed at promoting innovative ideas for early stage Agric entrepreneurs from all sectors of the agriculture ecosystem who are applying creative and innovative methods to improve the agriculture value chain across Africa.

This year, the pitch competition will hold in several African Countries and across 4 main regions

West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon
East Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda
South Africa: South Africa, Angola, and Congo
North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

The regional finale will hold during the regional events across multiple cities with the grand finale holding during the Conference in Dubai on November 27 & 28, 2019.

Benefits

Selected businesses will have the opportunity to exhibit and participate in the regional media events;
Winners will emerge from each region and then go on an All-expense paid to Dubai to participate and exhibit in the MTFC grand finale and pitch for the top prize of $5,000 USD as well as follow-on funding and investment opportunities. They will also have access to a high worth pool of investors and potential customers at the conference.

Eligibility