Advancing Digital Innovation for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America
About the Innovation Call
Digital agriculture holds great potential for smallholder farmers. It can improve agricultural productivity and help farmers cope with extreme climatic events. However, Latin America’s digital agriculture tools have not reached sufficient scale yet.
This Innovation Call was a key activity of the project, “Advancing Digital Innovation for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America”, which is funded by IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, executed by Incofin Foundation and hosted by the GSMA.
The Call selected 14 entities offering solutions that use agricultural technologies and digital tools (agritech) to enhance the profitability of smallholder farmers in Latin American markets, improving their resilience to climate change and promoting gender inclusivity. The following 14 grantees fall into one of two groups and receive grants to fund technical assistance (TA) projects aimed at developing and/or scaling agritech solutions tailored to the conditions, needs and potential of smallholder farmers.
Meet the grantees
Grantee categories
Recently established entities aiming to test new business and operational models, proof-of-concept ideas or existing agritech solutions that focus on smallholder farmers and show potential for scale. Grant funds of up to USD 50,000 in cash to fund the corresponding TA project and costed activities outlined in the application form. These resources are provided by IDB Lab.
More mature entities receive support to scale their existing business models/services within the agriculture sector, enhancing their capacity to better serve smallholder farmers through agritech. Grant funds of up to USD 85,000 in cash to fund the corresponding TA project and costed activities outlined in the application form. These resources are provided by IDB Lab and the “Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme” (SSNUP), coordinated by Appui au développement autonome (ADA).
Resources
To read more about the Innovation Call “Advancing Digital Innovation for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America”, please read the resources below.
If you have any questions, please email Incofin Foundation who is responsible for the execution of the Innovation Call at innovationcall@incofinfoundation.com.
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