The e-MOVE programme is inviting young and emerging agripreneurs to turn innovative ideas in the cashew value chain into investment-ready and climate-smart businesses.
The programme combines free online learning with an opportunity to develop and submit a business idea through an AgriCanvas (Business Model Canvas). Selected winners can receive financial and practical support to help develop their businesses.
The initiative is implemented by GIZ through MOVE-ComCashew and the Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF) as part of the wider Business Support Facility for Resilient Agricultural Value Chains.
What Support Is Available?
Selected winners can receive:
- €2,000 in direct funding to support their agribusiness.
- A laptop, tablet or business software to strengthen business operations.
- An opportunity to develop an investment-ready business model.
- Access to free learning focused on conservation agriculture and agribusiness.
- An opportunity to strengthen climate-smart and resilient business solutions.
The programme aims to support young businesses that can contribute to low-emission and climate-resilient agricultural value chains, sustainable food systems and rural livelihoods.
What Ideas Are Supported?
The current e-MOVE call specifically focuses on innovative ideas across the cashew value chain.
Ideas can address different aspects of the value chain, including production, processing, products, services, value addition and other agribusiness opportunities connected to cashew.
Applicants will also need to explain:
- The climate-smart or resilience component of their project.
- How the business will generate income.
- The estimated capital required to start or scale the business.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants must:
- Be 18 years or older.
- Be based in a member state of the organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
- Have an innovative agribusiness idea related to the cashew value chain.
- Complete the required e-MOVE courses.
- Develop an AgriCanvas using the official template.
- Submit a valid certificate ID from the required final course.
Participation is free of charge.
How to Apply
Applicants must first complete the required learning pathway:
Step 1: Register on the e-MOVE platform through atingi.
Step 2: Complete Introduction to Conservation Agriculture (CA).
Step 3: Complete Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness.
Step 4: Develop an AgriCanvas using the Business Model Canvas template provided in the course.
Step 5: Submit the completed business idea through the official submission form, including the certificate ID from the required course.
Only submissions made through the official KoboToolbox form will be considered.
Deadline
30 October 2026
Successful applicants are expected to be contacted by mid-December 2026.
Important Note
Only one idea can be submitted per applicant during each submission window. The current call is specifically for ideas connected to the cashew value chain.
