VALUE4HER Innovation Grant

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The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), www.agra.org is a farmer-centered, African-led, partnerships-driven institution that is working to transforming smallholder farming from a solitary struggle to survive to a business that thrives especially in rural development, a prosperous agricultural economy, and for supporting thousands of small African businesses and millions of African families to improve agriculture as a way to ensure food security and improve their livelihoods.

AGRA’s goal is to catalyze an inclusive agricultural transformation in the African continent by increasing incomes and improving food security. .

Objective of VALUE4HER Innovation Grant

The overall objective is to catalyze, incubate, consolidate the approach for women to women supply chains, to reach women micro-entrepreneurs and or women farmers.

  • To connect 20 women top tier SMEs on the VALUE4HER platform with approximately 400 women nano and micro-entrepreneurs, through a supply relationship
  • To pilot these women’s supply integration to develop knowledge and insights on women to women market linkages.
  • To develop coaching and mentorship/role modelling support between women’s business leadership at the different tiers of relationship, to create the incentive to trigger growth ambitions among women agribusinesses.
  • To contribute to the expansion of voice and advocacy outcomes for the VALUE4HER platform through proof of concept that enhances the visibility of the performance of women entrepreneurs.

Eligibility

  • The Applicant is a legal entity (sole proprietorship; partnerships, corporation or limited liability company), incorporated in an African country, fully or majority-owned by women citizens of Africa (minimum 70% shareholding).
  • The Applicant is in agribusiness – either in bulking, processing or trading in agricultural commodities or products.
  • The Applicant must have been in operation for a minimum of 3 years, with an annual turnover of USD 20,000 – USD 200,000.
  • The Applicant must demonstrate the capacity to contribute at least 10% of the total project budget (in cash or in-kind).
  • Qualifying members of the #VALUE4HERConnect Platform are particularly encouraged to apply.

Benefits

The maximum available grant per qualifying agribusiness is USD 9,000.

For all details visit; https://agra.org/call-for-proposals-applications-innovation-grant-for-catalyzing-women-women-supply-chains/

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