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The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD is now accepting applications for its Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply with it
Opportunity Details
The Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A) is a COMESA regional initiative that supports growth-stage agribusinesses delivering scalable, innovative, and impact-driven solutions across Africa's agricultural value chain.
Context-specific Advisory Services
Tailored advisory services designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities in your market and industry sector
Navigate African Continental Free Trade Area opportunities with expert guidance on regulations and cross-border trade facilitation
Potential for accessing HGSA-A investment funding to support business growth.
Matching to Strategic Partners
Connect with regional buyers, investors, mentors and other strategic partners to accelerate your business growth
Continued support and guidance even after completing the acceleration program to ensure sustained growth and success
Legally Registered and Operational
Be legally registered and operational in a COMESA member state.
African-Owned or Led Growth-Stage Company
Be African-owned or led growth-stage company.
Women-Owned/Led & Youth-Led Preference
Strong preference to women-owned or led enterprises (70%) and youth-owned or led (18-35) enterprises (30%).
High-Potential Agribusiness Value-Chains
Operate within inclusive high-potential agribusiness value-chains such as high value crops (excluding primary production). This includes sectors such input supply, agro-processing, value addition, commercialisation, import substitution, aggregation, logistics, distribution, market access services, digital agriculture, and climate-smart inputs.
Proven and Innovative Business Model
Demonstrate a proven and innovative business model, with an annual turnover close to USD 100,000 (this will vary from one country to the other).
Regional or International Market Access Potential
Demonstrate potential for accessing regional or international markets and clear scalability prospects eg. through established or emerging export linkages, partnerships across the COMESA region, proven demand beyond local markets, a replicable business model adaptable to different contexts, or a clear strategy for regional expansion.
Audited Financial Accounts and Compliance
Have audited financial accounts for at least the last 3 years and basic compliance structures.
Inclusive Participation
Prioritize inclusive participation, including the employment or service of youth, women, people with disabilities and refugees, as well as contribute to food security and nutrition goals.
HGSA-A Development Objectives
Contribute to HGSA-A's broader development objectives of driving sustainable agribusiness growth that promotes Africa's stability and prosperity.
Green Growth Promotion
Actively pursue and promote Green growth (in line with the OECD Green Growth Strategy), applying climate change mitigation or adaptation techniques and sustainable agricultural practices eg. resources-efficient processes, renewable energy products, waste reduction and recycling or sustainable packaging).
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