Deadline: 18 August 2017
Applications are open for “Innovation Fund” managed by the Ethiopia-Netherlands Trade Facility for Agricultural Growth (ENTAG). The fund will promote innovations in various agricultural sub-sectors in Ethiopia that benefit smallholder farmers.
ENTAG falls under the Bilateral Ethiopian Netherlands Effort for Food, Income and Trade Partnership (BENEFIT), which is implemented by Wageningen University & Research from The Netherlands and funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Addis Ababa.
Funding Information
The maximum amount of grant per project is €25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for the Innovation Fund, applicants and projects need to meet the following minimum criteria:
- The Project should take place in the poultry, aquaculture, legumes, spices, sesame, potato or the dairy subsector.
- The projects should introduce new or improved products, services, technology, business models and/or service delivery models to Ethiopia.
- The applicant should be an Ethiopian company that is able to present a valid Ethiopian business license. As such, there is no restriction on shareholder nationality of applicant companies.
- The Project should directly or indirectly benefit smallholder farmers.
- The Project should be implemented within one year.
- Partnerships of multiple companies, NGOs, research institutions, etc. are allowed to submit an application, as long as this partnership consists of at least one recognized Ethiopian company. In this case, (one of) the recognized Ethiopian company(ies) will the applicant for the grant, and will be end-responsible for project implementation.
- Foreign companies without Ethiopian business license are only allowed to apply in partnership with a company that possesses an Ethiopian business license. In this case, the Ethiopian company will be the applicant for the grant, and will be end-responsible for project implementation.
- Applicants can’t receive grant funding for more than one project at a time. Companies have to successfully implement a project, before applying for another grant.
- Partner companies, NGOs, research institutions, etc. can be involved in more than one project at a time.
- Companies can only re-apply a rejected concept note once. After the second rejection, the same project idea cannot be submitted again.
- Companies can only re-apply a rejected proposal once. After the second rejection, the same project idea cannot be submitted again. Please note that re-applications still need to follow the regular procedure, including submission of a concept note.
- The applicant should complete the concept note and full proposal format with all its requirements, as outlined in underlying document and relevant Call for Projects.
- Applicants should agree with terms and conditions as outlined in underlying document and grant contract.
- Applicants should be willing to host ENTAG staff on company premises during project evaluation and implementation.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their signed concept notes, including copy of business license (front & back pages), via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Ethiopia
For more information, please visit 2nd Innovation Fund.