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Grant
Black Ideas Grant (B.I.G.) 4.0 2026
Black Ideas Grant
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$10K
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Training Program
Kectil Youth Leadership Program 2027
Knowles Educational and Charitable Trust for International Leadership (KECTIL)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Free participation; no cash award (value is the training, network, and merit-based recognition)
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Hackathon
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Free to participate (no cost; no monetary prize or funding stated — not a funded grant or paid fellowship)
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Accelerator
SAIS Livestock Investment Readiness Programme 2027 for African Startups
SAIS (Scaling Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups), implemented by GIZ on behalf of Germany's BMZ
Livestock & dairy
Pan-African
$0 – $15k
1 day left
Funding
Last chance
Grant
SME Growth Accelerator Grant 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to $1.5 million
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Accelerator
The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) SME Growth Accelerator 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
USD 50,000 to USD 1.5 million
1 day left
Support
Last chance
Training
YALI Rwanda Chapter Legacy Leaders Training Programme 2026
YALI Rwanda Chapter
Grains & cereals
Rwanda
Fully funded (no participation cost)
1 day left
Support
Closing soon
Accelerator
AUDA-NEPAD Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator Programme 2027
AUDA-NEPAD (African Union Development Agency)
Agtech & digital
Selected countries (3)
4 days left
Support
Closing soon
Training
Tomorrow's Leaders Program 2027–2028
U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), U.S. Department of State (recruitment administered by FHI 360)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded (full-ride package covering up to four academic years plus living and travel costs; no fixed dollar figure published)
4 days left
Funding
Closing soon
Loan
ADAPT INVESTMENT SUPPORT FUND
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
Aquaculture
Tunisia
EUR 1,650–100,000 per grant (total envelope EUR 8,000,000)
5 days left
Support
Closing soon
Accelerator
The Ye! Youth Ecopreneurs Programme (YECO) 2026/2027 for young Green Entrepreneurs ($100,000 prize & All-Expenses-Paid Trip to International Conference)
ITC / UNCCD-G20 Global Land Initiative
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
$100,000 prize
8 days left
Support
Closing soon
Competition / Challenge
Youth Ecopreneur Programme 2026/2027 – Green Business and Land Restoration
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
$0 – $10k
8 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Youth Climate Action Fund 2026 – Trans Nzoia County Microgrants
County Government of Trans Nzoia
Horticulture
Kenya
KES 129,500 - 647,500
15 days left
Funding
Open
Scholarship
Master’s Degree Scholarships for African Students
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$10,000 - $50,000
16 days left
Support
Fresh
Competition
MyLittleBigThing – 2026/2027 AgriTech & Circular Economy Challenge
MK-Africa
Agtech & digital
Climate
Pan-African
16 days left
Support
Open
Accelerator
Open Call 1 for Research and Technology Stakeholders
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
up to €50k
16 days left
Support
Open
Incubation
Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme Cohort 16 for young Entrepreneurs (30,000 Euros in funding)
Kingdom of the Netherlands / FATE Foundation
Agtech & digital
Nigeria
€30,000
16 days left
Support
Open
Award
Yves Rocher Foundation Terre De Femmes Award 2027
Yves Rocher Foundation (Fondation Yves Rocher)
Horticulture
Pan-African
,
16 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
D-Prize Global Competition 2026 for Entrepreneurs ($20K grants)
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$20K
17 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
D-Prize Challenge 2026/2027 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Nigeria, Kenya
Up to $20,000
22 days left
Support
Fresh
Competition / Challenge
D-Prize Global Competition 2026 – Agricultural Distribution and Last-Mile Innovation
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$20,000
22 days left
Support
Fresh
Accelerator
OceanHub Africa Acceleration Programme
OceanHub Africa
Aquaculture
Climate
Pan-African
22 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Call for Proposals: The Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Round II (£50,000 in funding)
Commonwealth Secretariat
Water & sanitation
Climate
Pan-African
Up to £50,000
27 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
PhD Grants for Agribusiness Research in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ford Foundation
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$25,000–$100,000
31 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026
Social Shifters (in partnership with Allianz)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$90k
47 days left
Support
Open
Call for Proposals
Build Your AgriCanvas and Turn Your Cashew Business Idea into a Climate-Smart Venture
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Processing & value-add
Nigeria
€2,000 (plus non-cash prizes)
47 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program 2026
Safe Arborist Techniques Fund
Cocoa & coffee
Pan-African
Up to $15,000
47 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” Starter Grant Programme 2027
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
€10,000
47 days left
Support
Open
Network
World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2027
World Economic Forum (WEF)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
No direct funding — non-monetary recognition/networking programme (applicants must have raised meaningful early-stage capital, generally Series A or B; minimum ~US$10M Series A per secondary listings)
47 days left
Support
Open
Internship
FAO Internship Programme 2027 (Paid)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
Monthly stipend up to USD 700 (varies by duty station; FAO tops up if a sponsor pays less); no application or recruitment fees
48 days left
Funding
Fresh
Competition
Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge 2027
Welthungerhilfe
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Selected countries (3)
$25k – $250k
48 days left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Small Grants 2026
International Climate Initiative (IKI) – German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), implemented by GIZ
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Pan-African
€60,000 – €200,000
55 days left
Funding
Open
Competition
The Earth Prize Environmental Sustainability Competition 2027
The Earth Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to $10,000 (total 2027 pool: $104,500)
57 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
IKI Medium Grants 2026 – Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation
International Climate Initiative (IKI)
Processing & value-add
Kenya
EUR 300,000 - 800,000
59 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
IKI Medium Grants 2026 – Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation
International Climate Initiative
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Kenya
EUR 300,000 – 800,000
59 days left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Medium Grants 2026
Internationale Klimaschutzinitiative (IKI)
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Pan-African
€300,000 – €800,000
59 days left
Support
Open
Research Fellowship
The FAO World Food Forum Young Scientists Group 2027/2029 Global Call for Young Researchers
World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Initiative, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
11 weeks left
Support
Open
Leadership program
Ashinaga Africa Initiative 2027 for Young African Leaders
Ashinaga Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded — tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees covered; no fixed monetary figure published.
11 weeks left
Funding
Open
Scholarship
Maastricht University Scholarship 2027-2028 in Netherlands | Fully Funded
Maastricht University (UM)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Full scholarships including monthly stipend and tuition fee waiver
11 weeks left
Funding
Open
Grant
FCI4Africa Open Call 2
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
15 weeks left
Support
Open
Accelerator
Open Call 2 - Acceleration of Innovative Business Concepts
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to €50k per project
15 weeks left
Support
Open
Training and Acceleration
Open Call 2 - Supporting Innovation Hubs
FCI4Africa project consortium (contact partner: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania office)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Up to €50,000
15 weeks left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Horizon Europe 2027 – Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
European Commission (Horizon Europe, Cluster 6)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
€12 million total topic budget; around €6 million EU contribution per project (about 2 projects)
21 weeks left
Support
Open
Accelerator
Open Call 2: Online Training for Innovation Hubs
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to €50k
28 weeks left
Support
Rolling
Scholarship
Académie de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur (ARES) International Training Scholarships 2027/2028 for Study in Belgium (Fully Funded)
Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Technical Assistance
Aceli Africa Technical Assistance for SMEs
Aceli Africa
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Financial Incentives
Aceli Financial Incentives
Aceli Africa
Grains & cereals
Pan-African
First-loss coverage from 2% to 9% for loans between $10,000 and $1.75 million; Origination incentives for loans $10,000 to $500,000.
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
AFC Livestock & Fisheries Development Loan
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
Livestock & dairy
Kenya
No fixed cap; amount depends on the business proposal and repayment capacity (10% reducing balance, 2–5 years repayment)
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Financing
AfDB Agri-SME Catalytic Financing Program
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$50k - $200k
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Programme
Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP)
Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
Processing & value-add
Selected countries (3)
Up to €250,000
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Investment
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
From USD 3,500,000
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Fund
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund SA, SICAV-SIF (AATIF)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
From USD 3,500,000
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Investment
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) – Agricultural Investment Financing
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)
Grains & cereals
Pan-African
From USD 3,500,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Blended Finance
Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Agri-inputs
Selected countries (3)
Up to USD 200,000,000
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Mezzanine finance
AgDevCo Ventures – US$1M–US$3M Investment for East African Agribusinesses
AgDevCo
Cocoa & coffee
Selected countries (3)
USD 1,000,000 - 3,000,000
Rolling
Market & trade
Rolling
Tender
Agriculture Tenders in Africa
Bidanga
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Grant
AgriJobs4Youth Product Development & KEBS Certification Support
GIZ Kenya (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)
Processing & value-add
Kenya
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Accelerator
Agripreneurs' Hub Call for Startups
Agripreneurs' Hub
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$10k – $50k
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Grant
AGRO-PROCESSING SUPPORT SCHEME (APSS)
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic)
Processing & value-add
South Africa
R20 million
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Equity
Antler Funding
Antler
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Accelerator
AUDA-NEPAD Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator Programme 2027
African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
Agtech & digital
Selected countries (3)
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
BCAB – Crédit TWESE KW’ITONGO
BCAB s.a (Banque Communautaire et Agricole du Burundi)
Livestock & dairy
Burundi
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
BRIDGE-in Agriculture Pitch Competition 2026: Apply for Up to $5,000 in Grant Funding for Young Agripreneurs in Ghana
BRIDGE-in Agriculture
Ghana
Up to $5,000
Rolling
Market & trade
Rolling
Tender
Call for Bids for Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Cold chain & logistics
Uganda
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Call for Proposals: SIPRA Challenge Fund Large Grant Facility Program
SIPRA
Grains & cereals
Sudan
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Technical Assistance
Capacity building for lenders
Aceli Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Graduate Trainee Programme
CardinalStone 2027 Graduate Trainee Programme (Investment Advisory) for young Nigerian graduates
CardinalStone
Agtech & digital
Nigeria
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Fellowship
Commonwealth Fellowship Programme 2026/2027 for mid-career professionals and academics (Fully Funded Study in the United Kingdom)
Commonwealth Fellowship Programme
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Fully funded
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Commonwealth Foundation Grants 2026–27
Commonwealth Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to £60,000
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Training
Deloitte Cyber Academy 2026 (Paid Cybersecurity Training Program)
Deloitte
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund 2026
DIV Fund
Horticulture
Pan-African
$200,000 - $1,500,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES (DIV) FUND 2026
DIV Fund
Processing & value-add
Selected countries (3)
Tiered grants up to US$1.5M: Stage 1 up to $200K; Stage 2 up to $500K ($750K in especially compelling cases); Stage 3 up to $1.5M
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Bursary
Ernst & Young (EY) 2027 CA STREAM Bursary Program (Matric & University) for young South Africans
Ernst & Young (EY)
Agtech & digital
South Africa
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Incentive
Financial Incentives for Lenders
Aceli Africa
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
Lenders receive 2-9% first-loss coverage for loans ranging from $10,000 to $1.75 million.
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Fund
Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa (FASA)
Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P)
Livestock & dairy
Pan-African
$15,000 to $5M
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)
Aquaculture
Selected countries (3)
Up to EUR 4,000,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) – Open Call for Innovative Projects
Fund for Innovation in Development
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Selected countries (3)
Up to EUR 4,000,000
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Investment
Funding Application for Investment in African Agribusiness
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Minimum loan principal USD 5 million, reducible to USD 3.5 million for business models with clear short/medium-term growth potential; no maximum stated
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Awards
Future for Nature Awards 2027
Future For Nature Foundation
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
€50,000
Rolling
Market & trade
Rolling
Public Procurement
General Procurement Notices (GPNs) for IFAD Financed Projects
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Varies per project (confirmed examples range from ~USD 223K to ~USD 6.35M in planned procurement)
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Accelerator
HortInvest Program 2023
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Horticulture
Rwanda
€16.2 million budget with €5.0 million co-funding from private sector partners.
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Fund
IDC Agro-Processing and Agriculture Fund
Industrial Development Corporation
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
IFC SME Growth Accelerator 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Grains & cereals
Pan-African
$50,000 - $1,500,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
INNOV INVEST FUND (F2I)
Tamwilcom
Agtech & digital
Morocco
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Internship
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Graduate Internship 2026 for young Nigerians.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Processing & value-add
Nigeria
Rolling
Investment
Rolling
Fund
Investment in Early Stage Tech-enabled Startups
Climate Resilient Africa Fund (CRAF)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Varies
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Fellowship
Ireland Fellows Program 2027-28
Irish Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Agtech & digital
Nigeria, Kenya
Fully Funded
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Fellowship
Ireland Fellows Programme 2027-28
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Irish Government
Agtech & digital
Selected countries (3)
Full tuition fees, return flights, accommodation, stipend, insurance
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Fellowship
Ireland Fellows Programme – Africa
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Ireland
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
Ireme Invest – Credit Facility for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Green SMEs
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Rwanda
No published minimum or maximum; loans at 12% interest (all fees inclusive), tenor up to 12 years, grace period up to 2 years
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Fellowship
Jasiri Talent Investor
Jasiri
Agtech & digital
Rwanda
Up to USD 28,000 grant per venture (plus USD 3,000 team validation funding and USD 250/month stipend)
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Challenge Grant
Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) Young Innovation Challenge 2026 for young Innovators
Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF)
Agtech & digital
Kenya
Rolling
Support
Rolling
Accelerator
Kenya–Uganda Adaptation Accelerator (KUAA) – Climate Adaptation SME Support
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Agri-inputs
Kenya, Uganda
From USD 50,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Accelerator
Kenya–Uganda Adaptation Accelerator (KUAA) – Climate Adaptation SME Support
UNIDO
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Kenya, Uganda
From USD 50,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
Maal Microfinance – Beermaal Agricultural Financing
Maal Microfinance Limited
Agri-inputs
Somalia
$300 – $5,000
Rolling
Market & trade
Rolling
Tender
MOBIP Building Materials Tender Dossier
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Livestock & dairy
Uganda
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