This session seeks to inspire young people in Africa to leverage ICT innovation to transform the agrifood sector in Africa. The Pitch AgriHack competition aims to promote ICT innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture in African countries.
With support from Heifer International, the 2021 Pitch AgriHack Competition targets African businesses that bring technological innovation to the agriculture industry. The competition will identify and amplify efforts by young innovators to build resilience beyond COVID-19 through digital agriculture products and services. These innovations should be scalable and generate measurable impact in Africa’s food systems. Winners of the competition will receivefunding and continued support to scale up their innovations into products that can help transform the entire sector.
The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2021 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage, Mature/Growth-stage, and Women-led, with prizes totalling US$45,000. A fourth invite-only category known as the AYuTe Africa Challenge, sponsored by Heifer International, will award up to $1.5 million in grants to scalable ventures that are already generating measurable impact for Africa’s smallholder farmers.
Overview
Organizer | AGRF |
Website | Visit website |
Location |
Online |
Targets | Africa |
Sectors | Agribusiness, Agritech, EdTech, HealthTech |
Portfolio
Name | Country | Sector(s) | Stage |
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The Golazo Project Leveraging on-demand technologies to support business and self growth |
Uganda | Business services, HR and recruitment, Software as… | Growth stage |
Farm Kiosk ...the agribusiness hotspot |
Uganda | Agribusiness, Agritech | Startup stage |
Ngwala Inventions Limited Enhancing African Agribusiness |
Tanzania, United Republic of | Agribusiness | Startup stage |
Rural Farmers Hub Crop intelligence solution for optimal farming decisions and timing. |
Nigeria | Agritech | Growth stage |
Finvex.tech Working capital for working supply chains |
South Africa | Fintech | Growth stage |
Farmcrowdy Limited Farmcrowdy uses technology to help smallholders increase their income |
Nigeria | Agribusiness, Agritech, Enterprise software | Growth stage |
SAYeTECH Company Limited Climate-smart agricultural machinery for Africa |
Ghana | Agritech, Internet of things (IoT) | Startup stage |
MyFugo Realize your passion |
Kenya | Financial services | Growth stage |
J-Palm Liberia Turning 'Waste' into Wealth, Jobs, and Opportunities |
Liberia | Agribusiness, Drugs and cosmetics | Growth stage |
GrowAgric Inc Accessible finance for African farmers and connections to ready market |
Kenya | Agribusiness, Agritech, Fintech | Startup stage |
Patasente Inc A commodity bank for farmers, warehouses and factories. |
Uganda | Financial services | Growth stage |
Fresh In A Box Farm Fresh To You |
Zimbabwe | Agribusiness, E-commerce, Logistics | Startup stage |