Author: Adewale Kupoluyi

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an African-led and African-based organisation that seeks to catalyse agriculture transformation in Africa, has launched a call for applications for the 2023 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA). The award recognises African female agripreneurs demonstrating remarkable innovation and business excellence in agricultural value chains. The winning agripreneurs, to be unveiled during the 2023 AGRF Summit, would receive a total of US$85,000 in grant funding. To be eligible for WAYA, according to AGRA, businesses must be operating in an agriculture or agribusiness value chain, be a legal entity registered in a country that is a member-state of the African Union, and at least…