Deadline: April 22, 2025
Applications are open for the Kenya Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program 2025. The Kenya Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program, where innovation meets agriculture for a sustainable future. Supported by Joule, Eni School of Entrepreneurship and E4Impact, the program is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of agribusiness innovators passionate about leveraging technology and modern practices to revolutionize the agricultural landscape.
The program stands as a pioneering initiative at the crossroads of agriculture and cutting-edge technology. This Acceleration program is a catalyst for entrepreneurs driven to revolutionize the agricultural sector through precision and innovation.
Benefits
- Bespoke Training program
- Networking opportunities (locally and internationally)
- Opportunity to Collaborate with Eni
- Access to professional services (Marketing/ legal/ accounting)
- Access to seed grant funding
- Coaching and mentorship
Eligibility
Eligible candidates must:
- Have a minimum viable product (MVP) and demonstrate a level of traction for Incubator (Track 1)
- Be legally registered and be post-revenue for the Accelerator (Track 2)
- Have a market-based solution aimed at addressing sustainable agriculture challenges
- Preferably with operations in Nairobi, Makueni or Mombasa and its environs
- Offer solutions in either of the following:
- Precision Agriculture
- Geo-location: mapping and satellites: using or manufacturing mapping technology
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): producing, distributing, or operating UAVs and drones used in agriculture
- Big Data adopted for plant analytics, risk alerts, and predictions;
- Irrigation: provision of equipment or services
- Technology (Blockchain-related software, AI-powered solutions, IoT-driven solutions)
- Supply Chain
- Production (Farmer training, farm management, co-operatives)
- Inputs (fertiliser, seedlings, seeds, pesticides, mechanisation: tractors, ploughs, planters, harvesters etc)
- Access to markets: aggregation, e-commerce for livestock/produce)
- Access to Finance
- Waste Management.
- Recycling – convert agricultural waste to new products
- Upcycling – repurpose waste into new products
- Utilize bio-waste to generate energy
- Precision Agriculture
Application
Application deadline is April 22, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
For more information, visit KAEP.
