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Heifer International 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria (Up to $20,000)
They are calling on all Nigerian tech-savvy change-makers who are eager to usher in a new era of prosperity for Nigeria’s agriculture sector. The competition offers a platform for promising entrepreneurs to shine, providing robust business training, a mentorship program with industry experts, and opportunities to pitch your ideas to potential financiers.
The AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria is an enterprise development program initiated by Heifer International and implemented by Wennovation Hub to identify, nurture, and support innovative, relevant and technology-driven agric-centric enterprises to grow, scale and thrive. Candidates should be early-stage or growth-stage youth-led agritech businesses/companies with innovative solutions impacting smallholder farmers at scale.
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About Heifer International
Heifer International is a global non-profit working to eradicate poverty and hunger through sustainable, values-based, holistic community development. Heifer has been working in Africa for over 47 years and is currently implementing an agricultural transformation initiative designed to catalyse the strategic shift needed to secure a sustainable and dynamic future for Africa’s smallholder farmers and agricultural sector... read more
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Heifer International AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria
Aim and Benefits of Heifer International AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria
- Compete for a chance to win a share of $20,000.
Requirements for Heifer International AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria Qualification
Applicants must:
- Be aged 18-35 by the closing day of submission to the AYuTe Nigeria challenge;
- Be a youth with innovative ideas focusing on the agriculture sector;
- Have ideas that are proven to solve social problems and are implementable, technically feasible, economically sound (affordable), and environmentally smart (eco-friendly);
- Hold Nigerian nationality with official ID (national identity card, international passport, or permanent voters’ card);
- Produce financial statements for the venture;
- Be the founder or co-founder of the enterprise represented in the competition and play an active role in its operations and leadership;
- Have no criminal record related to corruption, tax evasion, financial impropriety, felony or other offences;
- Have the potential for partnership and collaboration with other actors/stakeholders.
The company must have:
- Been registered/incorporated with the relevant government agencies in Nigeria;
- The ability to scale and impact a large number of smallholder farmers, including recorded evidence of demonstrated impact on smallholder farmers’ revenue and/or operations;
- The potential for job creation and poverty reduction;
- Alignment with relevant national policies and international treaties (e.g., SDGs);
- An identifiable technological innovation that addresses the following problems for smallholder farmers:
- Smallholder farmer productivity
- Smallholder farmer income
- Labour intensiveness of operations
- Resilience
- Access to information
- Strong competitive advantage
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Application Deadline
July 31, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Heifer International on wennovationhub.weebly.com to apply
The application period will be open until July 31, 2023, by 5pm WAT.
You are required to follow the organisers on social media @heifernigeria and @AyuteAfrica
For more details,visit Heifer International website
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