Ideas and Innovation:  Yunus Environment Hub

Ideas and Innovation: Yunus Environment Hub

The Yunus Environment Hub is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort of GrowUp Incubator targeted at supporting social business entrepreneurs in the Agriculture and food sector in East Africa. The 2022 cohort of GrowUp Incubator will be supported to address East Africa’s transformation towards sustainable food systems to enable sustainable agricultural production and support sustainable practices, mitigate climate change and build resilient communities.

 

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Deadline 21 November 2021 

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Ideas and Innovation:  UNFAO Global AgriInno Challenge

Ideas and Innovation: UNFAO Global AgriInno Challenge

The UNFAO Global AgriInno Challenge 2021 is now open and accepting applications from individual/organizations seeking to harness innovation, entrepreneurship and digital technologies to address challenges related to the transformation from rural villages into ‘Digital Villages’ that contribute to the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life while leaving no one behind.

 

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Deadline 10 October 2021

 

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Funding: IDH Land Degradation Neutrality Fund

Funding: IDH Land Degradation Neutrality Fund

The IDH Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund and Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) is seeking Request for Proposals (RfP) aimed at entrepreneurs, companies, green and social businesses, young or mature, with strong gender equality ambitions and core activities combating land degradation seeking support to scale up and strengthen their business model/business idea.

 

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Deadline 17 October 2021

Ideas and Innovation: IFAIR

Ideas and Innovation: IFAIR

The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria is accepting applications for the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR) 2021 from innovators with market-creating ideas in the field of Agriculture, food security and food technology. Selected candidates will have access to local and foreign investors and mentoring from Israeli and Nigerian top experts.

 

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Deadline 30 September 2021

 

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Funding: British Ecological Society

Funding: British Ecological Society

The British Ecological Society is seeking to award grants of up to £8,000 for ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. The grant is designed to support to develop skills, experience and knowledge base as well as making connections with ecologists internationally

 

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Deadline 10 September 2021