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The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a call for entries for the 2023 Women Agripreneurs of the Year (WAYA) awards, which recognise African women agripreneurs who demonstrate outstanding innovation and business excellence in agricultural value chains.

The VALUE4HER Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) is an AGRA-led recognition initiative launched in 2021 as part of AGRA's flagship VALUE4HER initiative to strengthen women's agripreneurship in Africa. The Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) recognise African women agripreneurs who have excelled in agricultural value chains and demonstrated outstanding innovation in making positive contributions to food security, climate resilience, women's empowerment and youth. The awards aim to create visibility for successful women and promote them as positive role models, trigger innovation and stimulate ambition among women agripreneurs.

Categories

Applications are received in three categories:

• Young female agripreneur (for those under 35 years of age and who have demonstrated innovation and leadership in business);
• Exceptional value-added enterprise (for women-owned agri-food businesses that increase the economic value and/or consumer appeal of agricultural products); and
• Female Ag-Tech Innovator (those who advocate for technological advancement in agribusiness);

and an overall grand prize winner will be determined as the applicant who demonstrates the best potential for scale.

Price information

• The winning agripreneurs, who will be announced at the AGRF 2023 Summit, will receive a total of 85,000 $ in grants.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for WAYA, businesses must operate in an agricultural or agri-food value chain, be a legal entity registered in an African Union member country, and at least 51% owned and managed by one or more women who are citizens of one of the 55 African countries.

For more information, please visit AGRA.