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The AWIEF Growth Accelerator in Nigeria seeks to enhance the readiness of women entrepreneurs to access funding opportunities and scale up their ventures with high-level business development and growth strategy training, corporate advisory, mentorship, individualized support, networks, and access to finance.
WFA is now accepting applications for the WFA Mentorship Program 2024 from women interested in further growing their careers within the food and agriculture sector. The program aim to grow gender diversity across the food and agriculture industry.
The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award (WEA) is accepting applications for the 6-month Accelerator Program from women entrepreneurs driving innovative change in Africa. The award aims to support women pioneering in nutrition and related climate-smart solutions that align with UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 (zero hunger).
The FAO Fellowship Programme is designed to attract fellows — typically PhD students, researchers, and professors — who have an advanced level of relevant technical knowledge and experience in any field of agriculture, fisheries, or forestry. Fellows will be assigned to supervisors in FAO’s headquarters or its regional, sub-regional, or country offices.
Rockstart funds and empowers purpose-driven founders scaling impactful solutions by leveraging emerging technologies and new business models that improve the food supply. Rockstart invests in early-stage startups with a focus on agri-tech and food-tech.
Apply for the Africa Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact. This program brings together founders from across Sub-Saharan Africa, empowering them to address climate challenges through renewable energy, green building, climate data, agriculture, water technology, and blue economy solutions. Gain expert training and critical resources to accelerate your venture, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, DC, and a one-week in-person residency in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Jasiri Talent Investor program is dedicated to discovering and investing in promising entrepreneurs with the potential to establish high-impact businesses. It’s a fully funded 13-month program that takes a comprehensive, long-term approach to nurturing entrepreneurs. The program offers fellows the time and resources needed to identify Market-Creating Innovations and achieve product-market fit.
Staunton Farm Foundation recognizes the importance of organizations building capacity to maintain optimal services. Capacity building refers to developing and strengthening resources in organizations and communities to survive and adapt to today’s environment. The Foundation supports grants of up to $25,000 for capacity building.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger to achieve food security for all and to make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. The Fellows Programme is designed to attract fellows, typically PhD students, researchers and professors, who have an advanced level of relevant technical knowledge and experience in any field of the Organization. They are willing to fulfil their specialized learning objectives and, at the same time, contribute their technical expertise and knowledge through time-bound arrangements with FAO.