Generation Africa
Grow entrepreneurs. Transform food.Generation Africa is a partnership initiative with a vision to strengthen the ecosystem for youth entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector across the continent. Founding partners are Econet, a global telecommunications, media, energy and technology group founded on the African continent, and Yara International, a global crop nutrition company, founded in Norway.
Generation Africa’s partners share a common five-year ambition to catalyse demonstrable increases in:
• Young Africans inspired to become agri-food entrepreneurs.
• Youth-led agri-food SMEs sustaining annual growth rates of over 20%.
• Venture capital invested in high-potential agri-food SMEs.
• Job creation along the entire value chain.
• Adoption of transformative innovations and technologies within the agri-food sector.
Details
| Website | https://genafrica.org/ |
| Location | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Targets | Africa |
| Sectors | Agribusiness, Agritech |
Programs
Portfolio
Maungo Craft - We make Award-Winning,Unique,Low Sugar,Gourmet Jams,Marmalad…
Maungo Craft makes Award-Winning, Unique, Low Sugar, Gourmet Jams, Marmalades & Chutney. We use the Indigenous fruits of Southern African such as Morula, then… read more
LE LIONCEAU - "Magg ak tawfèkh", Growing up with health !
“Le Lionceau” values local african resources with high nutritional value to improve the nutritional health of moms and babies while strengthening the local food… read more
Alley Capital Group - Embracing drone technology in agriculture, for crop spraying…
Alley Capital Group specializes in precision agriculture, offering crop spraying services using highly effective, environmentally friendly Drones. We deliver improved spray quality to ensure… read more
DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS (DITEX) - Facilitating the linking of transporters and agricultural st…
According to the Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP), 90% of agri-food production in Africa is provided by smallholders, most of whom have very… read more
Ecodudu Limited - Insects are the Future
Ecodudu is a waste-to-value venture, utilizing the Black Soldier Fly as a rich source of protein for animal feeds while recycling organic waste into… read more
Gourmet Grubb - Innovative food tech company - Dairy alternative from insect…
EntoMilk™ is the first dairy alternative made from insects globally. It is made from black soldier fly (BSF) larvae and is five times higher… read more
FarmCorps - financial inclusion and data-driven advisory for smallholder…
FarmCorps leverages mobile identity systems, risk analysis and tokenization of funds to enable donors, peer-lenders and micro-finance institutions to easily finance quality farm-inputs purchase… read more
Sesi Technologies Limited - Empowering African farmers with affordable technology.
Sesi Technologies develops affordable technologies for farmers and agribusinesses to help them increase yield, maximize productivity and reduce losses. Our vision is to help… read more
NGOMALANDS - Find a land, Farm and Feed the World
The future of food in the world will depend on what Africa does with agriculture. Africa has a great potential in Agriculture, with 400… read more
Women Smiles Uganda - Women Smiles empowers women through use of artificial intell…
Women smiles Uganda is a social enterprise that was formed by young female entrepreneurs with a major aim of transforming the lives of women… read more
ReelFruit - Natural, healthy dried fruit and nut snacks for the health c…
ReelFruit is the largest dried fruit processing company in Nigeria, retailing a range of six unique dried fruit and nut snacks to a wide… read more
Articles
Dalumuzi Mhlanga 
Meet the 11 Finalists of the $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize by Generation Africa
New “Generation Africa” initiative to grow young entrepreneurs and transform Africa’s agri-food sector will award two $50,000 prizes on 4 September at the Africa Green… read more