October 22, 2015

AGRIBUSINESS COMPETITON FINALISTS IN NAIROBI

Leah Wanjiru                                             Business news                                                  22 10 2015


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The great sixty finalists of the Young Innovators in Agribusiness 2015 competition from various African nations are in Nairobi for a two-day mentoring session at the Toyota Academy.

 The  participants were picked from 800 applicants after their start-up businesses were identified as major solutions to creating useful links and value addition along the various agricultural value chains in their respective countries.
 
“This year’s competition seeks to expose and link the young innovators to investors keen on funding social investments that enhance incomes of the world’s poor by recognising their individual efforts,” said the competition’s team leader Mr James Shikwati.
The competition is still open and closes on October 30 where 120 start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises will be selected to compete for the seed capital amounting to Sh2 million to be shared among six winners.
 
                                                                 

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