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From mid-September 2023 to mid-March 2024, AGEA led an intensive 6-month online investor readiness training programme, a part of a comprehensive action research centred on AGEA AgriTech and natural-resource-based start-ups in Africa. The program, led by the experienced Muhammed Alieu Barry (SEPT MBA), played a critical role in guiding
The AGEA Start-up Class 2024 was organised this year in a mostly physical format with four start-up projects: Kente Weaver (Ghana), Clean Energy4All (Benin), SACP Africa (Nigeria), and WEMA Soap (Kenya). The start-ups attended a two-week training/start-up class in Leipzig from May 27, 2024, to June 7, 2024. The
The call for application for the International Germany Alumni Training Seminar Entrepreneurship for Agriculture: Methods, Energy, Ranch 4.0 (E-FARMER 4.0) is open. Today, agriculture in most African countries is predominantly structured by smallholder farmers (80%) with a limited level of mechanization. While there is growing pressure to increase production,
ACCESS Benin, led by IRGIB Africa University, organised “The Idea Market” Business Model Competition at ‘Le Majestic’ from 03 – 04 October 2023. The event was designed with a focus on enhancing the skills of participating entrepreneurs in three areas: Investor Impressions: Entrepreneurs learned to develop presentations that capture
From 31 August to 04 September 2023, AGEA, in collaboration with the Digital Logistics Project, organized a five-day Green Economy Study Tour as a follow-up to the AGEA Business Idea Competition 2023. The event hosted six start-up teams of the seven finalists of the 2023 AGEA Business Idea Competition
The final of the AGEA Business Idea Competition 2023 was held on 31 July 2023 as part of the opening day of the ACCESS International Summer School and Conference, held in Abuja, Nigeria. The event was organised in a blended format with about 150 in-person and over 100 virtual
We announce the commencement of the AGEA Start-up Class 2023, a dynamic training program designed to empower researchers, PhDs, university lecturers, professors, research staff, and entrepreneurs to unlock the commercial potential of their innovative ideas. The primary objective of this program is to foster the development of competitive products
We are delighted to announce the selection of the top six ideas in the AGEA Business Idea Competition 2023. The competition received a response, with 90 submissions from teams and individuals representing African Higher Education Institutions across 16 African countries. Participants from Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia,
AGEA is glad to announce the call for registrations and submissions of business ideas for the AGEA Business Idea Competition 2023. The competition is accepting registrations and entries from interested and eligible participants until 31 May 2023. The Business Idea Competition 2023 is a platform to unearth and support innovative
