Ag-SME Bootcamp & Pitch Competition 2026 (up to ₦1,000,000) – YOA

Deadline: July 24, 2026

Applications are open for the Ag-SME Bootcamp & Pitch Competition 2026. The AG-SME Bootcamp & Pitch Competition is a completely sponsored 3-day intervention designed to strengthen agricultural small and medium enterprises (Ag-SMEs), improve funding readiness, deepen Business Development Service Provider (BDSP) linkages, and enhance entry to finance for younger agri-entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

Delivered by the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) in partnership with AGRA, SMEDAN, and Kaduna Business School, this bootcamp goes past coaching — it’s a structured journey that equips individuals with readability, confidence, and the proper ecosystem to develop sustainable agribusinesses. In Cohort 1, 8 entrepreneurs walked away with ₦1,000,000 grants every after remodeling their enterprise concepts into tighter, extra funding-prepared pitches.

Benefits

• Shortlisted individuals will pitch their companies earlier than a panel of judges. Up to 8 winners will every obtain a catalytic grant of ₦1,000,000.

Eligibility

• Applicant ought to be aged between 18 and 35 years outdated.
• Currently operating or actively constructing an agri-enterprise with a particular worth-chain give attention to rice, maize, or soyabeans.
• Must be prepared to have interaction actively, obtain suggestions, and work on bettering their enterprise mannequin all through the programme.
• Must have the opportunity to take part in particular person on the designated bootcamp venue and have to be from the south – west, south – south and south – east.

Application

• Step 1 – Fill out the net registration kind with correct particulars about your self and your agri-enterprise.
• Step 2 – Provide a transparent description of your agribusiness, the worth chain you use in (rice, maize, or soyabeans), and the stage your online business is presently at.
• Step 3 – Review your particulars and submit your application earlier than the deadline. Only accomplished functions can be thought of.
• Step 4 – Shortlisted candidates can be contacted by way of e-mail or cellphone with additional particulars on subsequent steps and the bootcamp schedule.
• Step 5 – Selected individuals will attend the totally sponsored 3-day bootcamp and compete within the remaining pitch session for grants of up to ₦1,000,000. 

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For extra info, go to Ag-SME Bootcamp & Pitch Competition.