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  • Digital AG

    Make the difference: Improve Egypt’s Agricultural Markets

    There are at least 99 million Egyptians currently living in Egypt,
    and the total household consumption is estimated to reach around US$300 billion by 2021.
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  • Help Egypt

    Become an efficient producer and supplier

    Let's seize this window of opportunity,
    and make Egypt an efficient agribusiness transformation hub.

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Food Loss and Waste

Logistics

Extension Services and Markets

Climate Smart Agriculture

Quality and Safety

JOIN THE CHALLENGE & MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN EGYPT

This competition aims to ensure the inclusion of youth and the private sector, and crowd source innovative ICT solutions to raise efficiency of agricultural markets, whilst tackling related issues such as: logistics, food loss and waste, water resource management and environmental degradation.
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Some Facts

A combination of key domestic reforms and brightening global prospects has opened a tremendous window of opportunity for Egypt’s agriculture and agribusiness sectors.
Currently, these sectors contribute to 35% of Egypt’s GDP and use 86% of the country’s water resources. In addition, reports have indicated that there is a total untapped export potential for Egypt that reaches at least US$15 billion equivalent. To capitalize on such opportunities, and keep up with its growing domestic market (where the total household consumption estimated to reach around US$300 billion by 2021), Egypt will need to become a highly efficient agricultural producer and supplier.

40%

Food Loss & Waste

80%

Smallholders

86%

Use of Water

TestiMonials

Some words from world pioneers in digital agriculture

Jehiel Oliver

CEO, Hello Tractor

“Digital agriculture has the potential, through tools for enhanced decision making, has the potential to transform the entire ecosystem from farm to plate”

Mechteld Andriessen

Acquisition Manager, eLEAF

“Digital innovations in agriculture are advancing at light speed, but most farmers take only one step at the time. The big challenge ahead is in integrating the available data and technology to create hands-on services for farmers that will have a real impact on crop quality and yield”

Chris Turnbull-Grimes

Co-founder, Flowius

“I've always believed that people have the power to change their own lives, but they need tools to do so, whether that's technology or new business models. As my favorite quote goes, “Many small people who in many small places do many small things can alter the face of the world””

David Davies

CEO and Co-founder, Agunity/Agriledger

“We have recently realized that the real solution to feeding the world in 2050 may be as simple as improving efficiency and reducing waste for the billion lowest income farmers”

Dorra Fiani

Founder of Knowledge Economy Foundation

“Knowledge applied to business activities enables bottom-up empowerment, while generating entrepreneurship and competitiveness”

Islam Khalil

Innovator, Abu Erdan

“Passion and perseverance are the fuel to success and impactful innovative change”

Challenges Tracks

Access to Market & Services

Tackling issues such as efficient logistics, farmer extension services, value chain enhancement and decreased levels of food loss and waste.
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Access to Finance

Exploring different fin-tech solutions, which would facilitate access to finance to the wide array of stakeholders in the agriculture sectors.
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Resource Management

Looking into topics like climate smart agriculture, and addressing issues related to water resource management, and efficient use of land.
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