Deadline: 25 June 2025
Agbeyewa invites passionate young innovators to take part in the Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition — a platform to showcase bold, original ideas with the potential to transform the cassava value chain.
This competition is an opportunity to gain national recognition, funding, and business development support for your impactful ideas.
Theme
- Youth-Led Innovations for a Sustainable Cassava Future.
Focus Areas
- Production Innovations that increase yield and reduce labor requirements. Technologies that improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption and enable new product development
- Market solutions that connect value chain actors and build consumer awareness and demand.
Prize Information
- 1st Place: ₦2,000,000 + Business Development Support
- 2nd Place: ₦1,000,000 + Business Development Support
- 3rd Place: ₦800,000 + Business Development Support
- 4th Place: ₦700,000 + Business Development Support
- 5th Place: ₦500,000 + Business Development Support
Eligibility Criteria
- The Competition is open only to Nigerian youth aged 15-35 and finalists must be available to attend World Cassava Day in Abuja on June 28 to pitch live if selected.
For more information, visit Agbeyewa.
