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Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
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$100K–$5M
AGRA is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($100M) and the Rockefeller Foundation ($50M) to catalyze Africa's agricultural transformation. Headquartered in Nairobi with offices in 11 African countries, AGRA has distributed over $500M in grants across 13 countries. AGRA focuses on strengthening inclusive agricultural market systems, smallholder farmer resilience, sustainable farming practices, and enabling environments for agricultural transformation. Current 2026 RFA for Kenya seeks applications for $1M–$1.3M grants supporting inclusive market systems, trade, and finance (July 2026–December 2028).
Grants ranging from $100K to $5M depending on program
Technical assistance in agricultural development
Access to AGRA's network across 11 African countries
Connection to AGRA's policy and advocacy work with African governments
Knowledge sharing and learning from AGRA's 18+ years of agricultural programs
Access to AGRA's data and evidence base on African agriculture
Inclusive Agricultural Markets
Seed Systems
Soil Health
Sustainable Farming
Agricultural Policy
Food Systems
Smallholder Finance
Agricultural Trade
Agricultural value chain actors, organizations supporting smallholder farmers, seed system developers, market system strengtheners. Emphasis on youth, women, and smallholder farmers. Must align with AGRA's country-specific strategy in one of 11 focus countries.
Technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation support, policy advocacy, knowledge management, connection to AGRA's continental network of agricultural partners and government relationships.
Independent off-website evidence was sparse in the available search results, which makes it hard to validate recipient experience or applicant-friendliness from third-party accounts.; Because no credible applicant reviews or alumni write-ups were retrieved, applicants should request direct references from past grantees before applying.
AGRA has shifted from open competitive grant-making to targeted RFAs for specific countries and programs. Monitor agra.org/opportunities closely — windows are narrow and specific. The AMIS online portal is the only submission channel. Consortiums are often preferred over solo applicants. AGRA's country teams are the real decision influencers — build relationships with the country director in your target market. Note: AGRA has faced criticism from some civil society groups about its approach to agricultural transformation, so be aware of the debate.
2006
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