Selection
Meet the 12 innovation teams of the AgriTech4Rwanda Innovation Challenge
Charis UAS
Charis UAS provides an AI-powered drone spraying costs by detecting crop stress and alternative to manual spraying.
Agahozo farm LTD
Agahozo farm LTD provides an integrated, climate-smart tomato production system that combines smart greenhouses, solar-powered cold rooms, and electric transport to help smallholder farmers boost yields, cut post-harvest losses, and access markets sustainably.
Exuus LTD
Exuus LTD enables unbanked smallholder farmers across Rwanda to access affordable, climate-smart financing through its AI-powered SAVE platform, which offers alternative credit scoring, digital micro-loans with climate insurance, and Kinyarwanda voice-based financial education—accessible via USSD and local agent networks.
Faminga LTD
Faminga LTD provides a smart farming platform that helps smallholder farmers in Rwanda boost productivity and adapt to climate change through real-time insights, AI-powered disease detection, and localized farm management tools—all accessible via an intuitive mobile app in Kinyarwanda, even offline.
FISHER GLOBAL LTD
FISHER GLOBAL LTD enhances Rwanda’s chili export value chain by introducing a solar-powered cold reduce post-harvest losses, preserve quality, and stabilize farmer incomes.
ISARO Econext
ISARO Econext enables transparent, data-driven tree planting through EcoForest—a digital platform connecting organizations with smallholder farmers. By combining satellite data, mobile tools, and real-time monitoring, it ensures tree survival, measures carbon impact, and empowers farmers with guidance and market access.
Ishyo Foods LTD
Ishyo Foods LTD transforms nutrient-rich whey waste from Greek yogurt production into shelf-stable, fortified beverages—reducing environmental harm, cutting dairy waste, and creating a new revenue stream.
Kumva Insights
Kumva Insights provides tailored, localised IoT solutions and real-time data to help Rwandan farmers and agribusinesses improve
irrigation, greenhouse management, poultry health, and cold storage—enabling smarter, climate-resilient decision-making through its Kumva Data Platform.
SOUK Farms Limited
SOUK Farms Limited partners with smallholder farmers to grow premium horticultural crops for export, using solar-powered cold storage
and ERP systems to reduce post-harvest losses, improve traceability, and boost farmer livelihoods—advancing climate-smart, data-driven agriculture in Rwanda.
Virunga Biotech Limited
Virunga Biotech Limited processes ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables using high-care systems and renewable energy to improve food safety,
extend shelf life, and reduce environmental impact—helping distributors and retailers deliver safer, longer-lasting produce that meets global standards.
Victoria Seeds LTD
Victoria Seeds LTD aims to improve livestock productivity and climate resilience in Rwanda by producing and processing pasture into
green pellet feed—offering a sustainable alternative to rain-fed grazing that boosts milk yields, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and ensures year-round feed availability.
Mahwi Tech LTD
Mahwi Tech LTD provides the M-LIMA Platform, a digital marketplace that connects smallholder farmers to competitive buyers, financial services, and market information.
Selection process
Call for applications
The call for applications of the AgriTech4Rwanda Innovation Challenge opens on March 18 and closes on April 16, 2025, at 23:59 (PM, CAT).
Selection of 25 shortlisted teams
25 teams are shortlisted based on the applicability of their solutions to the Rwandan context, scientific relevance, novelty and uniqueness, sustainability and scalability of the business model and team structure and expertise. Shortlisted candidates receive an email confirming their selection and participation in the AgriTech4Rwanda Bootcamp.
Bootcamp in Kigali, Rwanda
The 25 selected teams are invited to travel to Kigali and undergo a 4-day immersive bootcamp offering technical guidance, business mentorship, on-farm experience, and pitch training to prepare for their pitch-day on the final day of the Bootcamp.
Announcement of up to 15 finalists
The Bootcamp is concluded with the selection and announcement of up to 15 top innovations shortlisted by the AgriTech4Rwanda Selection Committee, granting them admission to the Accelerator Program.
Acceleration program
The selected innovators participate in a fully sponsored 3-month Accelerator Program, combining business training and scientific technical assistance, supporting them in testing, validating, and preparing to scale their innovations.
Demo Day
The Accelerator Program is officially adjourned with the Demo Day where the finalists are given the opportunity to pitch their solutions to investors, industry experts, agribusinesses, scientists, governmental institutions, and partners.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be assessed based on the following: