UVI2A, bridge between the idea, the project and the creation of agricultural and agri-food business
About UVI2A
Creation
Occupying 2/3 of the active population, the agricultural sector represents 25% of national GDP and provides 20% of export earnings. However, the sector remains confronted with major challenges characterized by a low valuation of agricultural and agri-food innovations, the main cause of which remains the ignorance of the strategies for valuing these innovations.
the African agricultural sector represents -
Goals &
Missions
Goals
Overall, the project aims to promote the emergence of agricultural start-ups and contribute to poverty reduction through the socio-professional integration of young people from universities and training centers.
Specifically, it is about detecting mature technologies/projects that can be brought to market
OUR MAIN MISSIONS
- Provide technical assistance (training, capacity building) to project idea holders (researchers, entrepreneurs) selected by a committee.
- Provide seed funding in the form of a grant to selected innovative and ambitious projects.
- Encourage entrepreneurs to present bankable projects to financial institutions to mobilize additional resources.
- Support selected future entrepreneurs to protect and market their innovations.
Our Services
1. Sensitization
2. Call for projects
3. Training
4. Accompagnement et conseil
Definition of innovation
Innovation is a process that creates added value or solves a problem in an original way. To be considered an innovation, a product, idea or approach must be new in its field, useful and economical to implement to achieve the intended objective and finally overcome pilot tests.
