MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

The MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme, is a transformative journey that aims to empower and up-skill, scientists, researchers and students, who are addressing fundamental agricultural challenges of the MENAT region.

We are calling on innovative research, science & nature-based solutions tackling food security, soil health, water scarcity, climate resilience, carbon sequestration, salinity, biodiversity loss, desertification and rural social welfare.

Join this transformative journey, apply now, to develop regenerative and entrepreneurial skills in the domain of research-based agriculture solutions.

Fore more details on eligibility criteria, programme benefits and solution categories visit:

Cohort 2023/24 MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Programme Highlights

Programme Achievements

Programme benefits

Upskilling

Support in validating your solution, develop business skills to evolve your research into an impact-driven proof of concept

Acceleration

Access potential funding & incubation

Community

Access to online digital community platform

Courses

Free access to a range of online self-paced courses

Exposure

Regional exposure & networking across the programme

Mentorship

Specialist training & world-class mentorship

Talks

Expert talks on innovation & trends

Grant

Top 3 finalists win one of three $20,000 grants

Eligibility Criteria

We seek impactful research, science and nature-based solutions that meet the following eligibility criteria:

Domain

Solutions in the field of regenerative agriculture , supporting climate smart agriculture and sustainable farming practices

Profile

Researchers and innovators looking to scale and develop their research to a proof of concept stage and funding by enhancing their skills in business and entrepreneurship.

Solutions

Solution is rooted in research, science or nature based innovative solutions. Solutions can be process or technological innovations.

Solution Relevance

Applications must address the food system challenges specific to the MENAT region, including: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; Restoring Soil Health; Combating Desertification; Carbon Farming and Sequestration; Increasing Biodiversity; Improving Food and Water Security; Supporting Farmers

Regional Relevance

Solutions must be applicable and valid to agriculture challenges, opportunities, and conditions within the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region. Countries excluded are: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Sudan, and Syria.

MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Solutions

Solutions can be process driven or technological, across these examples of regenerative agriculture themes and topic examples:

Programme Journey

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