APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 31ST, 2021
UNCDF makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 46 least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.
Asia and Africa combined comprise over 75% of the world’s total population, over 90% of the extreme low-income population, and house 42 of the 46 least developed countries. At the same time, these two regions have also been witnessing unprecedented economic development, which is helping many people come out of the poverty cycle.
A crucial common challenge for smallholder farmers is to improve their individual & household financial health, which enables them to have better financial security, control and freedom. The following key challenges have been identified for smallholder farmers:
- Low Productivity – Access to new technology and innovations
- Climate Risk – Resilience against climate change and natural hazards
- Inefficient Supply Chains – Reduce wastage and enhance market & pricing transparency
Several countries in these regions have been addressing these challenges through innovative use of technology to create adaptable solutions for smallholder farmers.
The importance of these solutions cannot be more pertinent than during the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, which has put the financial health of smallholder farmers at stake even if there is access to financial services. This demonstrates the vital need for avenues to identify and support innovative solutions to positively impact smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa.
The UNCDF Agritech Challenge will enable potential improvement in financial health by inviting applications from innovators to help co-create and/or adapt their solutions for smallholders farmers in the following seven countries: Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia in Africa and India, Indonesia, Malaysia in Asia. This Programme invites applications from start-ups with solutions that are addressing at least one of the three above mentioned challenges and are interested to pilot their solution in one of the seven participating countries.
All applicants will go through an evaluation process, at the end of which, 20 applicants will be selected to form the cohort of the Programme.
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