Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge and Summit 2023 for African Innovators.
Staff, 2022-11-30 09:22:37,
Application Deadline: 30th November 2022
The World Bank, with support from the Korea World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) and the Korean Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF), and in partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center, is launching the Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Challenge to identify disruptive agricultural technologies (DATs) interested to work in Kenya and Uganda. The World Bank seeks to create bridges between innovators and explore the potential to incorporate DATs into its work.
Fifteen finalists will be selected from the online application process, which closes on 30th November 2022. 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
1. Improving agricultural productivity and efficiency
2. Improving market access and providing downstream and upstream linkages
3. Financial inclusion of farmers
Requirements
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be legally incorporated in respective…
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