The AYA Challenge

Agrivims Young Agripreneurs Challenge

Call for Concept Notes Open...

Apply for a chance to win a seed capital of up to GHC 50,000

The Agrifood Value Innovations and Marketing Society – (AGRIVIMS) in Collaboration with the National Farmers and Fishermen Award Winners Association, Ghana (NFFAWAG) Presents:

Agrivims Young Agripreneurs Challenge

- an Agricultural Entrepreneurship Programme designed to inspire the creation of wealth among youth people through new pathways of Agribusiness modelling.

Great News !!!

Applicants can now apply as individuals and without concept note.

New

You can now apply as an individual

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for challenge,

Candidates must form a team of three with at least one female
Teams must have a youthful ownership between 18 to 35
AYA Challenge is regionally distributed, therefore team members must be residents in the region their team represents
Teams must have a fair idea on the various value chains of the crop in focus
Each team must have a process in place to acquire a family land (at least 2 acres) for their practicals
Terms & Conditions Apply*

The Application Process

Concept note stage

Interested teams are invited to submit their summarized concept notes

Full concept stage

The selected teams will be requested to submit a detailed concepts

Interview stage

teams would then be invited for interview after which first set of selections will be made

Guidelines and important dates

Applicants shall be selected based on the new regional administrations so that the final 16 teams for this competition shall be one from each of the 16 new regions of Ghana.

Production

Selection of site, input, seeds, cultural practices, harvesting and handling.
Innovations that support clean and pest free vegetable production
Innovations that support less or no use of artificial or synthetic agro chemicals
Deploying all relevant certification and standard processes for good vegetable production

On processing / value-addition:

Innovative processing or value addition, packaging, presentation, labelling, traceability, quality, safety and delivering convenience to consumers.
Deploying all relevant certifications and standard processes for good vegetable processing and value addition for consumption.

On Marketing:

Innovative platforms to market certified vegetable products,
Creating reliable marketing opportunities or aggregations that links wholesale / retail outlets as well as door to door deliveries where possible within the reach of consumers

Financial Management:

Teams must show an understanding in financial management and progression for their agribusiness for one financial year

Submitting a concept note

Concept notes must be submitted before 10th July, 2020, 5 pm Ghana time. Concept notes should address the agribusiness models and strategies for implementation opportunities requested by this call, and include: