AgriTech4Kenya
Innovation Challenge 2024
Cultivating Innovation, Harvesting Impact.
A challenge designed to catalyze the Kenyan agri-food systems transformation by supporting early-stage innovators in the development, deployment, adoption, and scaling of high-impact science-based agri-tech solutions for smallholder farmers and agricultural value chain players.
Kenya faces significant challenges in achieving food security despite its fertile land. With annual food imports exceeding USD 1.1 billion and rising, and climate change impacts and urbanization intensifying, there's an urgent need for innovative solutions.
The AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge aims to address these issues by fostering science-based agri-tech innovations that are localized within the national context and driven by market demand. By bridging the gap between research and market adoption, the initiative supports sustainability, resilience, and efficiency in Kenya’s agriculture.
Accelerate your impact by joining us in shaping the future of agriculture to strengthen food security and ignite economic growth across Kenya.
Are you developing a science-based and tech-driven solution to food insecurity and climate impacts in Kenya?
The AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge is a program designed specifically for agri-tech innovators with early-stage solutions that are rooted in, or applicable to, Kenya’s agricultural sector. . The program offers applicants, who must have an existing minimum viable product (MVP) or proof of concept (POC), comprehensive support to build a solid go-to-market strategy through business mentorship, scientific technical validation, market opportunities, access to finance, and on-the-ground experimentation with end-users to pilot solutions.
*In addition to external applicants, CGIAR scientists with a demonstrated willingness to adopt an entrepreneurial approach to their innovative research can apply and benefit from the project offers.
Your agri-tech innovation must align with one of the priority areas:
Sustainable agriculture
production
Improved market
access and supply chain efficiency
Knowledge sharing and capacity building for gender and social inclusion
Livestock health and disease management
Equitable finance
and investment mechanisms
Water use efficiency and
sustainable irrigation practices
Impact
The AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge is powered by Kenyans, for Kenya, and is designed to meet local market demands and address critical value chain challenges.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The AgriTech4Kenya tackles 14 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals:
What’s in it for you
Selected participants will receive the tools and step-by-step support to build the foundations of an impactful agri-tech venture with scalable growth in Kenya.
Reserved for participants who successfully graduate from the bootcamp
