{"id":2136,"date":"2025-11-14T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:42:59","slug":"home-grown-solutions-agribusiness-accelerator-hgsa-a-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=2136","title":{"rendered":"Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A) 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-169385\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: December 14, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications for the Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A) 2025 are now open. The Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A) is a COMESA regional initiative that supports growth-stage agribusinesses delivering scalable, innovative, and impact-driven solutions across Africa\u2019s agricultural value chain.<\/p>\n<p>The HGSA-A seeks to promote inclusive and sustainable agribusiness growth by scaling African-owned and -led enterprises addressing food insecurity, climate challenges, and trade barriers. The programme provides tailored support to strengthen investment readiness, enhance fundraising capacity, and expand regional trade under the AfCFTA framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Selected companies receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Context Specific Advisory support<\/li>\n<li>Access to Regional and Global markets<\/li>\n<li>Investment Readiness and Capital linkage<\/li>\n<li>Technical Assistance and Mentorship from sector experts<\/li>\n<li>Networking opportunities with peers, buyers, and investors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be legally registered and operational in a COMESA member state.<\/li>\n<li>Align with the programme\u2019s preference for women-owned or led enterprises (70%) and youth-owned or led (18-35) enterprises (30%).<\/li>\n<li>Be an African-owned or African-led growth-stage company.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate a proven and innovative business model with an annual turnover close to USD $100,000 (varies by country).<\/li>\n<li>Operate within inclusive, high-potential agribusiness value chains such as high-value crops (excluding primary production), input supply, agro-processing, value addition, commercialisation, import substitution, aggregation, logistics, distribution, market access services, digital agriculture, and climate-smart inputs.<\/li>\n<li>Show clear potential to access regional or international markets with strong scalability prospects (e.g., export linkages, COMESA partnerships, replicable models, or regional expansion strategies).<\/li>\n<li>Maintain audited financial accounts for at least the last 3 years and basic compliance structures.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize inclusive participation by engaging youth, women, people with disabilities, and refugees while contributing to food security and nutrition goals.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to HGSA-A\u2019s broader development objectives of driving sustainable agribusiness growth that promotes Africa\u2019s stability and prosperity.<\/li>\n<li>Actively pursue and promote green growth (in line with the OECD Green Growth Strategy) through climate-smart, resource-efficient, and sustainable agricultural practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eligible Businesses<\/p>\n<p>The Accelerator supports companies operating across the agricultural value chain involved in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Input supply<\/li>\n<li>Aggregation<\/li>\n<li>Processing<\/li>\n<li>Storage<\/li>\n<li>Logistics<\/li>\n<li>Distribution<\/li>\n<li>Market access<\/li>\n<li>Digital agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Value addition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e4iportal.org\/applications\/new?program=home-grown-solutions-agribusiness-accelerator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/auda-nepad.e4impactkenya.org\/\">HGSA-A<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline: December 14, 2025 Applications for the Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A) 2025 are now open. The Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A) is a COMESA regional initiative that supports growth-stage agribusinesses delivering scalable, innovative, and impact-driven solutions across Africa\u2019s agricultural value chain. 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