The Milken-Motsepe Prize In AgriTech is featured by the UN Global Goals Week newsletter. The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have announced the 25 Finalist teams for the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech. The competition will award USD $2 million in total prizes for innovative solutions to increase economic value to farmers in Africa. The prize competition was designed to accelerate technological progress towards the first two SDGs. At this stage, each Finalist team will receive $10,000 to further develop and test their designs in Africa.
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PCTech: Farmpawa Secures $100,000 as a Semi-Finalist in the 2024 Milken-Motsepe Fintech Prize
The Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation has announced 10 teams that will share USD$1 million (approx. UGX3.67 billion) in total funding to support financial inclusion efforts for small businesses in emerging markets —having emerged as semi-finalists in the 2024 Milken-Motsepe Prize in Fintech. Each team will receive USD$100,000 (approx. UGX367 million). Farmpawa (from Uganda) is among the 10 semi-finalists. The other semi-finalists are from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Read the full article here.