Nairobi, Kenya – West African economies like Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire are growing rapidly, yet nutrition for children still lags behind. In Ghana, UNICEF estimates that 57% of children under 5 are anemic, 23% are stunted, and 30,000 children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition annually.
Entrepreneurs are tackling these problems with solutions to increase efficiency, productivity, and growth across FMCG value chains. These solutions present potential to provide access to affordable, nutritious foods in untapped markets where the highest levels of malnourishment exist.
Village Capital and The Hershey Company are seeking to identify and support the next generation of entrepreneurs increasing access to and affordability of nutritious food products locally in Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria. We invite eligible enterprises to apply for the Village Capital Affordable Nutrition Forum.
WORTH
- Participating in a day of business development/investment readiness training with industry experts and investors,
- All expenses paid flights to, and accommodation in Accra, Ghana.
- The potential to win $15,000 prize money to grow and build a venture.
ELIGIBILITY
In order to apply, applicant must:
- Have some company operations in Ghana, and/or Nigeria, and/or Côte d’Ivoire.
- Increasing efficiency in supply chains and distribution channels through better market access, increased price transparency, increased connections to new suppliers, and access to other decision-driving market information; and/or
- Enhance insights through tools for value-chain tracking and/or smart logistics; and/or
- Have Innovating manufacturing and processing models to make them more efficient, affordable, and reliable; and/or
- Increasing awareness of and demand for nutritious food products on the customer side through marketing and education.
DEADLINE: March 20 2017
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