The Agribusiness e-Academy is offering you a free, step-by-step learning pathway that helps young and emerging agripreneurs build a viable, climate-smart business concept and stand a chance to win 2000€ or mentoring or tablet/laptop.
WHY THIS PATHWAY MATTERSOnly 3 out of 10 early-stage businesses in Africa secure external funding.
Investors look for clear business logic, financial viability, and climate-smart thinking.
This pathway helps you build all three at no cost.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAYou can apply if you:
• Are aged 18+
• Are based in an OACPS member state
• Your agribusiness idea is related to cocoa, maize, cashew, or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats)
LEARNING PATHWAY
1. Business Model Canvas for Agribusinesses
Learn how real agribusinesses are built. Understand your costs, margins, pricing, and how to structure a strong business model.
2. Climate-Smart Agribusiness: Adaptation
See how climate risks affect your value chain and learn practical adaptation and risk-management strategies
3. Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness
Assess the viability of your idea, test profitability, and prepare to pitch to investors or financial institutions.
4. Your AgriCanvas
Apply what you’ve learned by building your AgriCanvas, your Business Model Canvas tailored to your idea. This is where your learning comes together and your concept becomes investment-ready.
5. What you can win
Submit your AgriCanvas and stand a chance to win:
• €2 000 in funding or
• A tablet or laptop or
• Mentoring support
Step 2:Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness (Unlocked after step 1)3) Complete your AgriCanvasUse the official Business Model Canvas template to structure your idea clearly and logically.4)Submit your idea
To ensure your submission is valid:
• Enter your certificate ID from the “Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness” course
• Enter your full AgriCanvas directly into the form (no uploads)
• Only form entries will be reviewed
