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.
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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