The MSR Activity under the AgriBiz Build Up Program has organized its first district level pitch. The pitch involved a total of 475 young people aspiring to be agripreneurs across all 16 Zones of Influence (ZoI) of the MSR Program in the Northern, North-East, Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana. The 475 young people were classified into 136 teams, with business ideas ranging from agricultural production, processing, storage, digitization, marketing, and construction of agricultural implements/equipment etc. An ideation team comprising of Head of the district Business Advisory Centers, district MOFA, and KIC established AgriTech Businesses was constituted to assess the business viability and provide technical input into the business ideas of the 136 teams at the event.
As a member of a consortium, KIC since 2023 has been implementing the Feed the Future Ghana Market Systems and Resilience Activity within sixteen Zones of Influence in Northern Ghana with the aim of increasing institutional capacity of market actors. The MSR Program has through capacity building and investor preparedness coaching and mentorship, equipped the capacity of 27 Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) and 36 teams of young and dynamic individuals including women with brilliant and economically viable business solutions.
The district level pitches were followed by region specific pitches comprising Northern, Upper West and Upper East Regions. Selected teams from the regional pitch will participate in a Final Pitch and Investor Day Celebration.
Through the MSR project, KIC aims to strengthen collaboration between actors, improve the rural entrepreneurship ecosystem to enable greater market participation, particularly for women and youth, while expanding the availability of agribusiness services and link targeted policy initiatives to improve local economic governance.