Seventh annual $160K GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition invites applications

Applications are being accepted for the seventh annual US $160,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition, which is open to youth-led African agri-food enterprises.

The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition, which finds and supports creative, high-potential agribusinesses, has grown to become Africa’s largest yearly agripreneurship competition.

The competition will conclude with a final pitch competition at the annual Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF), which will be held from August 31 to September 5 in Dakar, Senegal.

The two best male and female-led agribusinesses will receive US $50,000 grand prizes each. Businesses that excel in important areas like technology, innovation, nutrition, food security, enhancing rural livelihoods, climate resilience, gender equity, natural resource conservation, and job creation will be recognized with an additional US $60,000 in Impact Awards.

Applications are open here until June 10.