Incubation for Ghanaian agribusiness startups, backed by Mastercard Foundation
A Ghanaian programme running two tracks - AgriTech Challenge Classic for early teams and AgriTech Challenge Pro for growth-ready agribusinesses - with incubation, product refinement and investment preparation.
Use when
You are a young Ghanaian agribusiness founder wanting structured incubation and a route to investment readiness.
Skip when
You are outside Ghana or outside agriculture - the programme is tightly scoped to Ghana's agribusiness ecosystem.
Status (8 Sep 2026): the 2026 AgriTech Challenge Pro cohort call opened in May 2026; both tracks run annually, so check the KIC site for the current window. Pro is an advanced business incubation programme for high-potential agribusiness startups ready for growth and scale, covering product refinement, market readiness and investment preparation. The programme sits within the Initiative for Youth in Agricultural Transformation (IYAT), a Mastercard Foundation partnership with Kosmos Innovation Center.
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