Selection

Meet the 24 innovation teams of the AgriTech4Tunisia Bootcamp

AgriConnect

AgriConnect offers a digital agricultural platform integrating farm management and a marketplace, enabling farmers to optimize their decisions, productivity and profitability.

Alterra

Alterra is an autonomous multispectral robotics system with an advanced AI inference suite that delivers early crop-stress detection and data-driven remediation for high-precision hydroponic greenhouses.

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AraBat

A bio-based, low temperature recycling technology that recovers critical materials from end of life lithium batteries using agricultural waste instead of chemical reagents.

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ArdhiPilot

ArdhiPilot delivers real-time, field-level agricultural risk intelligence by combining EO, farmer data, and AI to help farmers monitor crops and enable insurers and institutions to anticipate climate losses, reducing the cost of risk.

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CropsTalk

Cropstalk is a mobile agronomic decision-support solution delivering localized, science-based irrigation, fertilization, and phenology advisories to fruit-tree farmers using weather, soil, and crop-specific models adapted to Tunisia.

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DeepLeaf

DeepLeaf is an AI platform that diagnoses crop diseases, pests, and nutrient deficiencies from a single photo in 3 seconds, then delivers treatment recommendations through a multilingual voice chatbot, even offline.

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Feed App

Feed App is an innovative tool developed through a collaboration between ICARDA and academic partners and based on solid scientific principles and local feed data. It aims to support farmers in formulating balanced rations adapted to animal requirements and locally available feed resources.

Freza Nanotech

Freza is a nanotechnology-based preservation formulation that extends the marketable shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables by more than 30 days.

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HayGreen

A smart-controlled microbial bioreactor platform that transforms agricultural waste into high performance biofertilizers while regenerating soil health and reducing chemical input dependency.

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Hurudza AI

Hurudza AI gives farmers local, climate-smart farming advice in their own language through voice, web, SMS, WhatsApp, and Android ensuring inclusivity and leaving no farmer behind.

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iCultivate

iCultivate is a data-driven, AI-powered agritech platform that helps smallholder farmers and cooperatives make better agricultural decisions, from seed to market, in an uncertain climate.

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ISA R&D

Microbial based products are bio-based innovations for sustainable agriculture, driving nutrient availability, organic matter cycling, and plant resilience. Microorganisms can be formulated using waste biomasses or their fractions.

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Keloks Technologies

Wastexus transforms wastewater into safe, locally produced nutrients and reusable water, enabling climate-resilient, circular agriculture for food-insecure regions.

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New Generation Sensors

Cloud+IoT platform for fresh produce markets that digitizes crate-level traceability (RFID/QR + GS1 EPCIS) and monitors inbound and outbound conditions (GPS, temp/RH, ethylene, shocks) to improve quality, accountability and market access.

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Oleo Atrium

A tech-enabled market access model that helps Tunisian olive-oil producers sell at premium prices through batch traceability, compliance-ready documentation, and education-led demand creation.

Phoenus

TooT is a compact solar-assisted electric utility vehicle that cuts the cost and emissions of last-mile agricultural transport in by moving inputs and harvested produce between farms, collection points, and markets.

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Plantvoice

The smart graft designed to monitor and assess the health of fruit plants.

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Resilia techX

Integrated greenhouse system that uses a passive Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger, agrivoltaic shading, and smart soil management to enable zero-water cooling, reduce energy consumption, and boost crop resilience in arid climates.

Sanitopia

Sanitopia is a nature-based tertiary wastewater treatment system using constructed wetlands to transform wastewater into reusable water for irrigation and non-potable applications.

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Seabex

Seabex is an AI-powered decision-support solution designed for olive growers, integrating irrigation, fertilization, and crop management to improve water efficiency, reduce input costs, and increase productivity under climate stress.

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Snipe

Fertigation controller delivers water and nutrients directly to the root zone of the plant, reducing runoff, and deep percolation losses. This targeted approach significantly reduces water and fertilizer waste and increase crop yield.

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Soilhence

Soilhence delivers a science-based, data-driven solution that enhances nutrient uptake in crops, enabling farmers to produce better with fewer resources. It develops a product that uptakes essential nutrients for stressful situations

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The Sandponic Collective

Sandponics, also known as the Integrated Aqua-Vegeculture System (iAVS) is a revolutionary, closed-cycle integration of aquaculture and horticulture utilizing local sand as a natural, highly efficient biofiltration and growing medium.

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SOC-Sci Reflectometer

SOC-Sci-Reflectometer is a portable, low-cost tool that quickly measures soil organic carbon in the field, helping farmers and advisors make faster, data-driven soil and climate-smart management decisions

Take a look at the Innovation Teams Booklet

Timeline

December 2025 – February 2026

Call for Application

You are invited to apply for the AgriTech4Tunisia Innovation Challenge as the call for applications opens on 11 December 2025 and closes on 15 February 2026 at 23:59 GMT+1

April 2026

Bootcamp

If you are one of the 24 selected teams, you will be invited to travel to Tunisia and undergo a 4-day immersive bootcamp offering a farm field trip, technical guidance, business mentorship, and pitch training to prepare for the pitch-day on the final day of the bootcamp.

May – July 2026

Accelerator Program

If you are one of the top 12 innovators, you will participate in a fully sponsored accelerator program, combining business training, scientific technical assistance, and funding supporting you in testing, validating, and preparing to scale-up your innovations.

September 2026

Demo Day

The accelerator program is officially adjourned with the Demo Day where you are given the opportunity to pitch your solutions to investors, industry experts, agribusinesses, scientists, governmental institutions, and partners alongside the other finalists.

September 2026 onwards

Post-accelerator support and lessons learned

You will receive support as well as all the startups and innovation teams graduating from the acceleration program with strategic guidance, technological validation and access to the CGIAR network.

Selection Criteria

Applications are assessed by the Selection Committee including industry experts representing project partners.

Evaluations are based on specific criteria:

Applicability to the context of Tunisia: Your team should possess a comprehensive understanding of Tunisia’s agriculture sector, its specific needs and challenges, demonstrating that your solution is tailored to fit at least one of the priority areas.

Scientific relevance: Your solution and its applications should be clearly defined and scientifically validated with a clear connection to CGIAR's Impact Areas and ongoing research projects.

Novelty and uniqueness: Your solution should introduce new concepts, approaches, or technologies that diverge from existing ideas and practices.

Sustainability and Scalability: Your solution’s business model should be robust and sustainable, addressing market needs effectively and distinguishing itself from competitors in Tunisia and/or the MENA region. It should be supported by documented evidence of market size, scalability, replicability, and transferability, and the ability to prevent competitors from replicating or infringing the innovation.

Environmental and social impact: The solution should effectively address social and environmental challenges, with measurable and positive impacts in these areas.

Team: Your team should have a diverse and complementary skillset, and possess technical, scientific or industry specific knowledge. Your team should demonstrate inclusivity, dedication, and commitment to the activities and deliverables of the innovation challenge.

Please note

Selection criteria may evolve across different phases of the project, with additional requirements depending on the stage of evaluation.