Call for Applications: Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition 2025 ( UpTo N5 Million Prize)

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!

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.

Focus Areas: 

We 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.

Eligibility Requirements 

• 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.

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.

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

Deadline: 25th June 2025

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