Research into Business Competition: Commercializing Agricultural Research and Technology


The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) supports private-sector investment that benefits the rural poor in Africa.

The Research Into Business competition (AECF RIB) will provide grants of up to US$1.5 million to for-profit companies to commercialize innovative agribusiness ideas based on new technologies or the outputs of agricultural research.

The competition is open to companies from anywhere in the world provided that the business idea is implemented in Africa.

Apply now at www.aecfafrica.org or email

info @ aecfafrica.org for more information.

The closing date for applications is 17th May 2010.

The AECF is a special partnership initiative of AGRA, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. The AECF RIB competition is funded by the UK’s Department for International Development.

AECF: Funding Innovation for Business in Africa