Submit Applications for AYuTe Africa Challenge (Uganda)

AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda is Uganda’s most ambitious agriculture competition. They identify agricultural and innovative tech ideas with the potential to address the challenges of smallholder farmers in Uganda, such as strengthening food security and improving production, income, resilience and access to finance.

The annual AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda will award cash grants to Uganda’s most promising young agri-tech innovators.

AYuTe Africa Challenge supports doesn’t end there. They will also deploy a team of expert advisers — accomplished business veterans — to support AYuTe National Champions in Uganda to succeed in agricultural value chains and impact the lives of smallholder farmers in Uganda.

The second edition of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Ugand is brought to you by Heifer International Uganda in partnership with RSM East Africa, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, EzyAgric, Famunera, and NAGRC&DB.

Competition Mechanics and Prizes

• Record a video introducing yourself and demonstrating how the proposed innovation works, what problem it seeks to solve, how it can potentially translate into a meaningful impact for smallholder farmers across the country and how much money you need to bring it to life.
• The video submitted must not be longer than 2 minutes. It must have clear audio and must be shared in MP4 Format.
• The most eligible submissions (25) will be shortlisted to participate in an Incubation experience leading to a pitching event that will run online.
• 10 Eligible Innovators who qualify will be entered into a final verification exercise managed by a panel of judges.
• The overall winner will be awarded a cash prize of UGX 35,000,000. The 1st runner-up will win UGX 25,000,000, and the 2nd runner-up will win UGX 10,000,000.
• All 25 Agritech innovators will receive premium access to Ezyagric & Famunera Digital Export Marketplace for 12 months.
• The Prizes will be handed out at a Gala Awards Ceremony on September 28 2023.
• If a Prize is not claimed within ninety (30) days from the winner’s announcement (s) and notification, the winner will be deemed to have forfeited the Prize.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be based in Uganda.
• Be an innovator between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Be a startup OR have been in business for the past three years.
• Have the potential to translate innovations into meaningful impact for smallholder farmers across the country.
• Demonstrate that you are providing a truly innovative product or service with potential for growth and a viable market, and show that you are not duplicating something that exists in other markets.
• Show that there is demand among smallholder farmers for what you are providing and that your solution is affordable.

For more information, visit AYuTe Africa.