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WIDU Local Call: #FoodSecurityKenya

WIDU Local Call: #FoodSecurityKenya

 Deadline Date: Ongoing

Are you an entrepreneur running a micro or small enterprise that contributes to sufficient, safe and/or nutritious food and agricultural production in Kenya? If yes, then the new WIDU Local Call: #FoodCallKenya is your opportunity to scale-up or start off your business!

Target Sectors
  • Farming and food production
  • Agri-Services 
  • Food processing
  • Nutritional health
  • Reduction of food waste
  • IT and data for food security
Funding Information

Participating Entrepreneurs privately invest between Kshs 30,000 and Kshs 120,000. WIDU will multiply the investment by 2.5 – successful participants can receive a grant of up to Kshs 300,000 (the grant will not have to be paid back).

Why Food Security?
  • With rising food insecurity taking center stage owing to the enormous challenges posed by COVID-19, Russian-Ukraine War and changing climate, WIDU Kenya will support micro and small businesses response efforts for a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient recovery of their agriculture and food systems.
  • Within this context, WIDU Kenya encourages proposals that aim to increase the impact of agricultural and food systems interventions through emphasis on cross-cutting areas of gender, climate resilience, and improved nutrition outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria

Micro and small businesses (up to 20 employees), start-ups and new business ideas. 

For more information, visit WIDU.

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