{"id":16656,"date":"2023-11-15T15:51:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=16656"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:52:00","slug":"call-for-applications-kic-agritech-challenge-pro-up-to-50000-in-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-kic-agritech-challenge-pro-up-to-50000-in-seed-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: KIC AgriTech Challenge Pro (up to $50,000 in seed funding)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The KIC Agritech Challenge Pro is an accelerator program aiming to support young entrepreneurs to launch and grow commercially viable, scalable solutions to key problems in the agricultural sector. The program aims to drive technology and innovation as a catalyst to enhancing productivity, improving yields, and creating more jobs within Ghana\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KIC AgriTech Challenge Pro is a 5-month acceleration program aimed at equipping existing early-stage teams or AgriTech startups with the right tools, funding, and support to bring their business ideas or products to market and prepare them to scale. Half of the startups and business teams that enter the\u00a0AgriTech Challenge\u00a0Pro would be from the\u00a0AgriTech Challenge\u00a0Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KIC AgriTech Challenge Classic is a 7-month program that identifies young people who are interested in setting up a business and provides them with a system of training, workshops, and support to develop their business ideas. The program uses coaching and market research tours to encourage participants to take a fresh look at the agriculture value chain and identify new areas with potential business opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n