Deadline: June 10, 2024
Applications are open for the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2024. 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? They want to hear from you. The competition culminates in live on-stage pitches and an award ceremony at the GoGettaz Finals at the AFS Summit, in Kigali, Rwanda in September.
Prizes
$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 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
- Facilitated participation at the Agribusiness Deal Room
- Invitation to the 2025 GoGettaz Africa Leadership Program for top finalists
Eligibility
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.
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 3 June 2024;
- 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:
- Agrifood research & development
- Primary food production (farming)
- Crop nutrition
- Irrigation
- Mechanisation, automation or robotics, including drones
- Crop protection
- Hydroponics or urban farming
- Transport, distribution, storage or logistics
- Food processing
- Packaging or marketing
- Food retail or service
- Waste management or recycling
- Digital or technology solutions/services to the agrifood sector
- Innovative finance solutions/services to the agrifood sector
- Renewable energy or environmental solutions/services to the agrifood sector
- Food system innovations (e.g., soldier fly larvae)
Evaluation Criteria
The judges will consider the following criteria:
- Innovation
- Market potential and traction
- Inspiring and Investible Team
- Business model
- Impact
Application
For more information, visit GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition.
