Application Deadline: July 31st 2019
The GSMA Innovation Fund for Digitisation of Agricultural Value Chains aims to scale digital solutions for the agricultural last mile and improve smallholders’ financial inclusion, livelihood and climate resilience.
The Fund prioritises enterprise services targeted at organisations
(e.g. agribusiness, cooperatives, etc.) procuring from smallholders with
the focus on those living on less than USD 2 per day.
Up to eight grants of £220,000 each are being made available to
support projects of 24 months duration. In addition, the GSMA will
provide in-kind support and consultancy to assist the development of
business plans, and service implementation through market research,
user-centric design, business intelligence, user-testing with
agribusiness staff and smallholders.
Applications for funding across both categories are assessed through a two-stage application process.
- Concept Note: The first step will be to submit a
Concept Note, which outlines the project objectives, lists proposed
partners, demonstrates the consortium’s capacity to deliver the project
and explains how the project fits within wider strategy of the business
owner. - Business Plan: A short-list of applicants whose
Concepts Notes meet the objectives and eligibility requirements of the
Fund will be invited to develop a Business Plan which will further
outline the strategy for implementing and scaling the service; provide a
budget projection with an indication of how the grant is to be spent,
and a workplan for the 24 month implementation period.
All eligible applicants at Concept Note stage, irrespective of
whether they ultimately receive grant under this Innovation Fund, will
be invited to join the GSMA AgriTech Priority Learning Partners
Initiative, where they will gain access to a number of knowledge sharing
resources and events, including webinars on the topic of enterprise
solutions for the last mile.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Digitisation of Agricultural Value Chains