Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019, the annual competition that awards young entrepreneurs in ICTs for agriculture (ICT4Ag) have selected 104 semi-finalists it will shortlist for the finals.
The competition supports entrepreneurs through capacity building and funding to accelerate youth employment and agricultural transformation.
In addition to cash prizes, finalists of the AgriHack 2019 will benefit from a financial management and investment readiness Bootcamp, grants and access to investments, capacity building and promotional opportunities.
Selected finalists of the AgriHack 2019 will pitch their innovations to ICT4Ag and business experts at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra, 3-7 September.
The semi-finalists will be further screened against announced criteria by an international panel of judges composed of industry experts in ICTs and agriculture, entrepreneurs and investors.
The finalists, 50% women-led companies, will be announced mid-July and invited to the AGRF.
Discover semi-finalist #startups selected for CTA's #PitchAgriHack 2019! The annual competition awards young companies offering digital solutions for the agri-food sector. Blog here https://t.co/7dnmFoC7Qc #Agtech #ICT4Ag #digitalisation pic.twitter.com/qYFdWY56IX
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1. Ablefood (Nigeria)
2. Adiyeaba (Benin)
3. AFRIKAMART (Senegal)
4. Afrimash (Nigeria)
5. Agri Zoom (Congo)
6. Agri-Analytico (Zambia)
7. AGRIC CORPORATION SARL (Cameroon)
8. AGRICKONNECT (Nigeria)
9. AgriEdge (Morocco)
10. Agriple (Nigeria)
11. AgriPride Farmgate (Nigeria)
12. Agriwaves TV (Nigeria)
13. AGRIX (Cameroon)
14. Agro Supply Uganda (Uganda)
15. AKABOXI (Uganda)
16. ARANMI (Nigeria)
17. Archeos (Benin)
18. Arinifu Technologies Ltd (Kenya)
19. Bei Sokoni (Tanzania)
Click here to see the remaining selected startups.
Pitch AgriHack is part of the AgriHack Talent initiative of CTA and aims at accelerating e-agriculture entrepreneurship for improved livelihoods in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
