Competition

Agribusiness Growth Challenge, Window 3 (Business Growth Awards)

Agri-Business Facility for Africa (GIZ, with the EU and OACPS)

Closes 30 October 2026, 8 days left No fee to apply Last checked 5 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Closes 30 October 2026, 8 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: Based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (every sub-Saharan African country; not Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco)
Aged 18 or over
An agribusiness idea in maize, cashew, cocoa or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats), and completion of the three free Agribusiness e-Academy courses, ending with 'Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness'
Where: Remote. Online; open across sub-Saharan Africa

A free competition for young agripreneurs in maize, cashew, cocoa or livestock. You first take three free online courses on the atingi e-Academy, then submit your business plan. Winners get EUR 6,000, a laptop and a place on a six-month agribusiness mentoring programme. It is open to anyone 18 or over based in a sub-Saharan African country, as members of the OACPS.

The facts

What you get: Business Growth Awards of EUR 6,000 each, plus a Dell laptop and a six-month mentoring place
Where: Online; open across sub-Saharan Africa
How long: Three short online courses, then one submission

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

Based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (every sub-Saharan African country; not Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco)
Aged 18 or over
An agribusiness idea in maize, cashew, cocoa or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats), and completion of the three free Agribusiness e-Academy courses, ending with 'Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness'

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2. Dates

Closes 30 October 2026, in 8 days.
On the date, the listing says: Window 3 runs from 1 September to 30 October 2026.
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