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MENAT 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:
- Healthy soil regeneration
- Diversified crops
- Organic & Bio Fertilisers
- Develop biodiversity
- Sustainable food security
- Use fewer chemicals
- Enhances water security
- Use organic waste
- Integrate livestock & agroforestry: Silvopasture
- Reinforce carbon capture
- Enhance rural & social welfare
- Reduces desertification & salinity
- Reduction of synthetic pesticides for disease control
- Technological solutions
Programme Journey
Partners
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