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West Africa Agri Food Challenge: applications are open until July 3rd

The West Africa Agri-Food Challenge is officially launching its call for applications for startups and innovators in the agricultural and agrifood sectors from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal.

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West Africa Agri Food Challenge: applications are open until July 3rd

The West Africa Agri-Food Challenge is officially launching its call for applications for startups and innovators in the agricultural and agrifood sectors from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal.

Implemented under the International Innovation Hub (IIH) West Africa project, following the Accelerate for Impact platform methodology of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, this program aims to identify, support, and accelerate the most promising innovations to address the major challenges of West African food systems. In the face of food security challenges, climate resilience, job creation, and the sustainable transformation of agricultural value chains, the Challenge will support innovative solutions capable of providing concrete responses to the needs of farmers, agrifood companies, and consumers.

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