Young Innovators Award!

Young Innovators Award!

Young Individuals and groups are invited to submit their ideas, innovations and technologies for consideration

Submissions are welcome under the following four categories:

1. Innovations and technologies benefiting women smallholder farmers
2. Innovations and technologies benefiting People With Disabilities (PWDs)  who     are engaging in smallholder farming
3. Communication technologies  which  promote the dissemination of agricultural innovations          
4. Agricultural innovations and technologies developed within learning and research institutions.

Consideration will be given to submissions which are relevant to the award categories and they are: 

•           Enhance food security           

•           Improve nutritional value

•           Increase productivity and yield

•           Add value and increase income potential

•           Reduce labour and time intensity

•           Respond to climate-related challenges

•           Use locally available  inputs

•           Are affordable and socially sustainable

•           Reduce postharvest loss

Eligible Countries: Burundi, Djibouti,

D.R. of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia,

South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan,

Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.