Deadline: 30-Aug-21
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is looking for large Kenya-based companies from the AgriFood Sector wanting to find rapid innovative solutions to their industry challenges.
Challenges
Examples of challenges from the AgriFood sector include:
- Using technology to increase productivity and production of food;
- Identifying innovative approaches to deliver efficient vegetable production;
- Closing nutrient loops and reducing negative discharges to the environment (in the form of wastes and emissions);
- Applying cost-effective solutions to identify or reduce counterfeit products (i.e. pesticides, processed food);
- Identifying supply chain solutions to reduce post-harvest waste of perishable goods such as fish/milk.
Funding Information
- Value of funding: Up to £10,000, £10,001 to £100,000, £100,001 to £500,000, £500,001 to £1,000,000, More than £1,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Get in touch if you are:
- A large Kenya-based, Kenya registered company working in the AgriFood sector with an annual turnover of over KES 10 million, an asset base of over KES 5 million and/or a workforce size of over 50 employees.
- You have a concrete industry challenge that would benefit from cross-sector solutions.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/international-development-funding/rapidly-find-innovative-solutions-to-agrifood-challenges-in-kenya