Deadline: October 19th, 2023 | AGRI-Business Innovation Challenge In Nigeria
| Title: | AGRI-Business Innovation Challenge In Nigeria |
| Organisation: | Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC) and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) |
| Fund/Benefit: | $16000 |
| Deadline: | October 19th 2023 |
| Eligible countries: | Nigeria |
The AGRI-Business Innovation Challenge aims to explore, develop, and scale inventive solutions to food safety issues and a healthier food supply chain that can meet the needs of an expanding population while simultaneously addressing the pressing issues caused by climate change in Nigeria.
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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based nonprofit organisation established in partnership with the Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre (NCIC) in 2002 to combat the human suffering brought on by malnutrition, has co-created the Agribusiness Innovation Challenge to draw qualified agritech startups with ideas for enhancing the food supply chain in Nigeria.
The Challenge aims to explore, develop, and scale novel approaches to problems with food safety and a more wholesome food supply chain that can fulfil the demands of a growing population while simultaneously addressing the pressing issues brought on by climate change in Nigeria. Additionally, the challenge, which is a component of GAIN’s Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples project, offers technical assistance training to women and youth-led start-ups in order to improve their capacity, access to financial services, and development of business concepts leveraging innovation to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain in Nigeria.
Problem Areas
- Any of these theme areas may be addressed in the challenge’s proposed solutions. In order to achieve food safety and quality as well as healthier diets for all, this challenge encourages solutions or commercially viable products that solve difficulties in the FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. The following themes are just a few examples of potential solutions:
In-Chain Cold Storage
- Innovations to support the management and preservation of starchy root vegetables, such as Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes, and other temperature-sensitive agricultural products at controlled and low temperatures to preserve their quality and lengthen their shelf life.
Food Traceability Assisted by Technology
- A fast way for producers and consumers to track and trace the history of food goods from farm to table via the whole supply chain
What they provide
Early-stage firms who have been shortlisted and have a Minimum Viable Product can anticipate going through the following programme process:
- Bootcamp for Pitch Readiness
- Community Technical Assistance Programme for Mentoring
- Demo Day Deal Day Grant of $16,000 Equity-Free
eligibility requirements
- Women and youth between the ages of 18 and 35 are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must have agricultural technologies that can address and resolve the problems with Nigeria’s food supply chain.
- Candidates who make the short list must be prepared to commit to completing all programme deliverables.
- Benue, Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Ibadan are the four states in Nigeria where contestants must be willing to test and duplicate their solutions.
- All Applicants must have corporate affairs commission (CAC)-registered enterprises.
Visit NCIC for further details.
