The e-MOVE Funding Competition is an opportunity for young and emerging entrepreneurs to develop innovative business ideas within the cashew value chain and turn them into investment-ready, climate-smart ventures.
The programme combines free online learning with practical business development. Applicants first complete mandatory e-learning courses and then use the knowledge gained to develop an AgriCanvas outlining their business idea. Selected winners receive support to help them strengthen and grow their businesses.
The competition is particularly focused on businesses and ideas that can contribute to climate resilience, low-emission agriculture, sustainable food systems, rural livelihoods, income generation and employment within the cashew sector.
Taking the Next Step in your Cashew Learning Journey with e-MOVE
Your submission should build on the knowledge and tools from our free cashew courses on e-MOVE. You have the opportunity to turn these insights into a fundable plan and submit it to us for a chance to receive real support.
Winners can receive one of these kickstart prizes:
- 2,000 EUR direct funding to boost your business
- A laptop, tablet, or software to keep you on top of operations
By supporting viable business ideas, MOVE-ComCashew works to ensure that young and emerging MSMEs in the cashew sector are better positioned to attract investment and adopt low-emission, climate-resilient practices, contributing to sustainable food systems and rural livelihoods.
What Kind of Ideas Are Supported?
The competition is specifically looking for innovative agribusiness ideas related to the cashew value chain.
Ideas can cover different parts of the value chain, including:
- Cashew production
- Processing and value addition
- Cashew products and by-products
- Marketing and distribution
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Sustainable agricultural practices
- Innovative services for farmers
- Technologies and solutions for the cashew sector
- Business models that create income and employment
- Solutions that improve the resilience and sustainability of the value chain
Who can apply?
This opportunity is for emerging agripreneurs in the cashew sector who:
- Are aged 18+
- Are based in an OACPS member state
- Have an innovative agribusiness idea related to all aspects of the cashew value chain.
How to enter:
1. Register on atingi (www.atingi.org) or the e-MOVE landing page
Here you can access our free e-learning courses on the cashew sector.
2. Complete the mandatory e-MOVE courses in order:
Step 1: Complete one course: Course: Introduction to Conservation Agriculture (CA) | atingi
Step 2: Once step 1 is completed, you will unlock Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness – this is your final required course!
For easy access, we have created a dedicated e-MOVE Landing page on atingi, where all 2 courses are grouped in one place: e-MOVE Landing Page
3. Complete your AgriCanvas
Use the Business Model Canvas template provided in the submission module of Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness to develop your business idea on the cashew value chain.
4. Submit your idea
To ensure your submission is valid, you must:
- Use the certificate ID from the Creating an Investment-Ready Agribusiness course as proof you’ve completed the required training.
- Fill out the official submission form.
- Enter your full AgriCanvas directly into the form (no uploads).
- Only form entries will be reviewed
Who can enter? (Eligibility)
This call for submissions is open to young and emerging agripreneurs, aged 18 and above based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
To see if your country is an OACPS member state, check here.
Only projects submitted via the following link on Kobotoolbox are eligible.
Each applicant may submit only one idea per submission window. In the case of multiple submissions using the same course certificate ID, only the last complete and valid submission will be considered per window. Additional submissions using the same certificate ID will be disregarded.
Submissions close on 30 October 2026
