Selection
Timeline
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 12 February 2026 at 23:59 GMT+1
Bootcamp
If you are one of the 20 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.
Acceleration Program
If you are one of the top 10 innovators, you will participate in a fully sponsored acceleration program, combining business training, scientific technical assistance, and funding supporting you in testing, validating, and preparing to scale-up your innovations.
Demo Day
The acceleration 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.
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.