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Africa's youth are not just inheriting farms; they are reinventing them. In June 2025, over 200 young innovators from across Africa gathered at the AYuTe NextGen 2025 Conference in Kampala, Uganda, to show how technology is already reshaping agriculture and creating new opportunities for smallholder farmers.

Young Agricultural Innovators to Receive Grants and Mentorship

The world got a taste of the future of agriculture in Africa on Tuesday when the winners of the 2024 AYuTe Africa NextGen were announced at the inaugural AYuTe NextGen gathering in Kigali, Rwanda.

Young, African, agritech innovators will be meeting in Kigali, next month for what’s expected to be an inspiring showcase of cutting-edge, tech-driven solutions by young people transforming the agricultural sector.

Fourteen young African innovators with groundbreaking agritech solutions which emerged from the AYuTe Africa Challenge, an initiative of Heifer Africa, have been invited to participate in the second edition of the MIT Solve Innovators Program.

Heifer International announced today the 2022 winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge that supports agritech innovators: ThriveAgric of Nigeria, Kenya’s DigicCow and Botwana-based Brastorne Enterprises.

A combined US$1.5 Million in grants to help fund rapid expansion plans, providing much-needed services for smallholder farmers: ColdHubs for its solar-powered pop-up cooling stations; Hello Tractor for its creative solution to Africa’s farm machinery challenges

Young entrepreneurs across Africa are forging paths to a promising future for their generation. In support of their innovative spirits, Heifer International created the AYuTe Africa Challenge, an annual competition that awards cash grants to promising young agritech innovators across the continent — professionals who are using technology to reimagine farming and food production in Africa.

Young Agricultural Innovators to Receive Grants and Mentorship

The world got a taste of the future of agriculture in Africa on Tuesday when the winners of the 2024 AYuTe Africa NextGen were announced at the inaugural AYuTe NextGen gathering in Kigali, Rwanda.

Young, African, agritech innovators will be meeting in Kigali, next month for what’s expected to be an inspiring showcase of cutting-edge, tech-driven solutions by young people transforming the agricultural sector.

Heifer International, a global nonprofit working to end hunger and poverty through sustainable farming, on Wednesday, in Nairobi, Kenya, released a report highlighting how tens of thousands of smallholder African farmers have seen their livelihoods transformed by a tech-driven mechanization initiative.

Fourteen young African innovators with groundbreaking agritech solutions which emerged from the AYuTe Africa Challenge, an initiative of Heifer Africa, have been invited to participate in the second edition of the MIT Solve Innovators Program.