Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge and Summit 2023 for African Innovators

Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge and Summit 2023

Application is now open for the Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge and Summit 2023. The finalists will pitch their solutions at the Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Summit in Nairobi, Kenya in February 2023. The 3-day Summit will showcase the finalists to key government officials from Kenya, Uganda and South Korea, World Bank stakeholders, prominent accelerators and venture capital firms (VCs). Alongside networking opportunities, the Challenge will also feature learning opportunities and field trips to some of Kenya’s agri-innovation sites. The winning solutions will also potentially have an opportunity to join the One Million Farmers Platform in Kenya.

Thematic areas

Improving agricultural productivity and efficiency
Improving market access and providing downstream and upstream linkages
Financial inclusion of farmers

Requirements

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Be legally incorporated in respective country(s) of operation (operating for >2 years)
Particular interest to work in either Kenya, Uganda or South Korea
Must have a publicly available product, with real users or customers and generating revenue
Product must address one of the three challenge themes: agricultural productivity, improving market access or financial inclusion of farmers in an innovative way

Benefits

The top 15 submissions (the “Finalists”) will be sponsored to travel to the “Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Summit” in in Nairobi, Kenya, in February 2023, with all travel and accommodation expenses covered.
The winning solution will potentially be offered an opportunity to join the One Million Farmers Platform in Kenya.
Finalists have networking opportunities with key global ecosystem players including Kenyan government and World Bank stakeholders and prominent accelerators and venture capital firms (VCs)
Learning opportunities and field trips to some of Kenya’s agri-innovation sites
Media exposure and features in World Bank publications and channels

Program Timeline:

Fill online application form including by uploading request documents in the specified format
Submissions must be in English
Announcements of Finalists (indicative): 12th December 2022
Acceptance of Finalists: 15th December 2022
Final Pitch: February 2023 (during the Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Summit).

Apply here

For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge and Summit

Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge and Summit 2023 for African Innovators