Are you a young innovator passionate about transforming Nigeria’s cassava value chain? Here’s your chance to bring your idea to life and win funding and development support! In celebration of World Cassava Day 2025, they invite passionate young innovators to take part in the Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition — a platform to showcase bold, original ideas with the potential to transform the cassava value chain.
The Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition invites Nigerian youth to submit game-changing ideas under the theme:
“Youth-Led Innovations for a Sustainable Cassava Future.”
This competition is part of the Agbeyewa initiative and will take place during the World Cassava Day celebrations in Abuja.
Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition Focus Areas:
They are looking for innovative concepts that fall within these core areas:
- Production innovations that increase yield and reduce labor requirements.
- Technologies that enhance efficiency, lower energy use, and enable new product development.
- Market solutions that link value chain actors and improve consumer awareness and demand.
Benefits
This competition is an opportunity to gain national recognition, funding, and business development support for your impactful ideas.
Prizes:
- 1st Place: ₦2,000,000 + Business Development Support
- 2nd Place: ₦1,000,000 + Business Development Support
- 3rd Place: ₦800,000 + Business Development Support
- 4th Place: ₦700,000 + Business Development Support
- 5th Place: ₦500,000 + Business Development Support
Eligibility Criteria
- Open only to Nigerian youth aged 18–35.
- Applicants must be available to attend.
- World Cassava Day in Abuja on June 28, 2025, if selected as a finalist.
- Submissions must be original and based on real challenges in Nigeria’s cassava value chain.
How To Apply for Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition
Submission Guidelines
- Prepare a 5-slide pitch deck explaining your concept, including background, problem, solution, implementation strategy, and expected outcomes.
- Introduce yourself and your idea in a short video.
- Upload and share the link to your pitch with your application.
Application Deadline: June 25, 2025
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