Heifer International launched an Agritech challenge dubbed AYute Africa challenge on June 16th, 2022 at their country headquarters.
Mr Adesuwa Ifedi the senior vice president of Africa programs at Heifer International said the challenge will provide young agricultural entrepreneurs in Uganda the opportunity to pitch for investment in their agritech solutions to boost the incomes and productivity of Africa’s smallholder farmers.
“This competition provides an opportunity for young innovators in Uganda to secure the funding and visibility they need to scale up their agritech solutions to reach millions of farmers across Africa.” Adesuwa Ifedi said.
The country director at Heifer International Uganda Mr William Matovu urged all youth to take part in this year’s agritech challenge in order to contribute innovative solutions to critical challenges of smallhold farmers.
“We appeal to all youth nationwide to get involved in the agribusiness competition that aims to find innovative solutions to critical challenges of the smallholder farmers in the agricultural sector. Uganda has a high literacy rate (76.53%) and one of the youngest populations globally, which augurs well for the success of this competition. We look forward to receiving brilliant innovations that can improve agricultural productivity.” William Matovu said.
Over UGX 100,000,000 is up for grabs for this year’s challenge. The winner will walk away with 50 million, first runner up 30 million, 15 million for the second runner up and 2.5 million each for the fourth and fifth.
The innovators will also have premium access to Famunera Digital Export Marketplace for 12 months.
How to participate in the AYute Africa challenge.
Step 1: Record a two-minute video introducing yourself and demonstrating how your
innovation works, what problem it seeks to solve, how it can potentially translate into
meaningful impact for smallholder farmers across the country and how much money you would
need to bring it to life. Ensure that the video is not more than 2 minutes, has clear audio and is
in MP4 Format.
Step 2: Upload your video on https://bit.ly/AYuTeAfricaChallengeUgandaEdition or post it on your Twitter or Facebook pages using #AYuTeChallengeUg or send it through WhatsApp number +256 781 608488
Step 3: The most eligible submissions will be shortlisted to participate in a televised pitching
show and will be selected to be aired on NTV.
The applications were opened on June 16th, 2022 and will close on July 14th, 2022.
Established in 2021, the AYute Africa challenge awards cash grants annually to the most promising young agritech innovators from across Africa.
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