The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is grateful to all Young African Entrepreneurs who participated in the Young Entrepreneurs Competition 2016. A total of 756 applications from 38 African countries were received. RUFORUM is glad announce the outcome of round one evaluation process as follows:
- A total of 663 applications which passed the compliance screening were evaluated by a team of experts.
- Each application was evaluated by three independent experts, leading to 1989 independent evaluations conducted during Round one.
- A pass mark of 77.1% was the cut off for the selection of 20.9% (139 applications) to be evaluated in Round two (see full list below). This implies that most of the entries were highly competitive.
- Round two evaluation has commenced and the outcome will be announced by 25th September, 2016. This announcement will communicate the 10 selected applicants to participate in the 5th Africa Higher Education week and the RUFORUM Biennial (17th – 21st October 2016) in Cape Town, South Africa.
- RUFORUM will contact the 139 applicants shortlisted to seek their consent for profiling their submissions under the Young African Entrepreneurs series.
Once again, we thank all the 756 applicants and congratulate the 139 applicants that have been shortlisted for Round two of the evaluation.
List of shortlisted Young Entrepreneurs submissions for the Second Level Evaluation
| No | Company Name | Country |
| 1. | AFAMAS Inc. | South Sudan |
| 2. | Agrichot | Cameroon |
| 3. | AGRO SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY | Rwanda |
| 4. | LANDFIRST (Pty) Ltd | South Africa |
| 5. | Mobile Agribiz | DRC |
| 6. | !nnovate Uganda | Uganda |
| 7. | “Cooperative Icyerekezo Kinigi” | Rwanda |
| 8. | Ace Intergrated Services | Kenya |
| 9. | Africa Harvest Enterprises (T) Limited | Tanzania |
| 10. | African Agro Solutions (AAS) | Cameroon |
| 11. | AGENO BAKERY | Uganda |
| 12. | Agriculture Knowledge Information System (AKIS) | Kenya |
| 13. | Agri-Future Microfinance Limited Company | Malawi |
| 14. | Agriyouth ltd | Rwanda |
| 15. | Aleph Tav/UNFIRE | Nigeria |
| 16. | Amazing Grace Enterprise | Ghana |
| 17. | Auto Enhance Outlet pty Ltd | South Africa |
| 18. | BIKULO BACHIYEKA Richard | DRC |
| 19. | Bio Phyto | Benin |
| 20. | Bioengery for Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| 21. | BioFood Tech Enterprises | Tanzania |
| 22. | Bio-gas waste to energy extracting technologies | Nigeria |
| 23. | Biotech Researchers and Consultants | Rwanda |
| 24. | Bounty Enterprises Limited | Uganda |
| 25. | Brastorne Enterprises | Botswana |
| 26. | CHEMALUK FARM | Kenya |
| 27. | Chemolex company ltd | Kenya |
| 28. | CHERSOLA Ventures, Inc. | Liberia |
| 29. | Chonona Auquaculture Limited | Malawi |
| 30. | CIBIO | South Africa |
| 31. | Cici’s Mopani Worm Market (CMWM) | South Africa |
| 32. | CockFeeds | Uganda |
| 33. | ColdHubs Limited | Nigeria |
| 34. | Diepsloot Kasi Hive | South Africa |
| 35. | Djiby Diagne | Sénégal |
| 36. | EcoAct Tanzania | Tanzania |
| 37. | ECO-ISOLANT | Burkina Faso |
| 38. | Eco-Sound Solutions Ltd | Rwanda |
| 39. | Empire Agricultural Services (EAS). | Uganda |
| 40. | Energy Gumps | Uganda |
| 41. | Entreprise de Développement des Filières Agricoles (EDFA) | Benin |
| 42. | E-SOUKLOU | Ivory Coast |
| 43. | Ets FAN COCO® | Benin |
| 44. | Ets Save Our Agriculture | Cameroon |
| 45. | ExLIFE Enterprise | Ghana |
| 46. | Farafina Eco-Water. SARL | Burkina Faso |
| 47. | FarmDrive Limited | Kenya |
| 48. | Fish Vacuum packaging Enterprise – Lowosi Electronics and Energy Services | Malawi |
| 49. | FlowCrester Innovation | Nigeria |
| 50. | freshmarte.com | Nigeria |
| 51. | Fruit Enterprise | Uganda |
| 52. | Fruiti-Cycle | Uganda |
| 53. | FY VERT | Madagascar |
| 54. | G.G. Mechang Ventures | Nigeria |
| 55. | G5 SKYWAY GROWTH LTD | Rwanda |
| 56. | Global Innovation And Creativity Space | Cameroon |
| 57. | Golden Aroma Ltd” | Rwanda |
| 58. | Good Grub Pronto | South Africa |
| 59. | Green Afro-Palms (GAP) | Ghana |
| 60. | Green Agri ventures | Kenya |
| 61. | Green Cities Inc. | Liberia |
| 62. | Green Heat Malawi | Malawi |
| 63. | Greencoast Admiral Agro Advance Ltd | Nigeria |
| 64. | Greenfarts | Nigeria |
| 65. | GULU POULTRY FARM | Uganda |
| 66. | HappyFarmer | Zambia |
| 67. | Honey Suckers Congo | DRC |
| 68. | Horti-Grid Afrika. | Uganda |
| 69. | I FEED the WORLD Ltd (IFW) | Rwanda |
| 70. | ICONIC Software Solutions (U) Ltd | Uganda |
| 71. | Impact Agribusiness Incubator | Malawi |
| 72. | InnoFaso SA | Burkina Faso |
| 73. | Innovation Food & Agribusiness Development Consult (IFADC) | Malawi |
| 74. | Institute of Animal Sciences (IAS) | Zimbabwe |
| 75. | Integrated Fish Farming Project | Benin |
| 76. | J-Palm Liberia | Liberia |
| 77. | Kaza Agro-Company Ltd | Uganda |
| 78. | Km natural juice enterprise | Cameroon |
| 79. | Koolfarmer | Mali |
| 80. | Le CRIT (Le Centre de Recherches et de L’innovation Technologique) | Cameroon |
| 81. | Mabadiliko | Ghana |
| 82. | Makerere University, Department of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering | Uganda |
| 83. | MAL | Uganda |
| 84. | Maternitech | Malawi |
| 85. | Mbeya Technopreneurship Development Centre | Tanzania |
| 86. | Meyana BioEnergy Limited | Nigeria |
| 87. | Mi et compagnie | Madagascar |
| 88. | Millennium Engineers Enterprises Ltd | Tanzania |
| 89. | Misrail Nig Ltd | Nigeria |
| 90. | Mobile FEWS | Nigeria |
| 91. | Modern Agri Inputs Supply and Consultancy (MAISCO) Ltd | Rwanda |
| 92. | MUWOGO Uganda | Uganda |
| 93. | Naijapicks | Nigeria |
| 94. | NEW RICE SARL | Ivory Coast |
| 95. | NickDel Mobile Apps | Nigeria |
| 96. | Notonlab Limited | Kenya |
| 97. | Opportunity for All (OFA team) | Kenya |
| 98. | Organic Avenue | South Africa |
| 99. | Panafrican Hydroponic fodder production P.L.C | Ethiopia |
| 100. | PEACOCK SEEDS | Malawi |
| 101. | Phalane Farms | South Africa |
| 102. | Projet Filière Bizazium de Kamituga | DRC |
| 103. | Raha Global Farms (Rgf), | Nigeria |
| 104. | RASA ltd | Uganda |
| 105. | Réseau des étudiants agri-entrepreneurs du Sud-Kivu (REAS) | DRC |
| 106. | Safi Organics Limited | Kenya |
| 107. | SahelBio-Production | Niger |
| 108. | Sarmalina Beverages International Limited | Uganda |
| 109. | Seedling Farming | Cameroon |
| 110. | Seven Seasons Foods | Uganda |
| 111. | Severe Weather Consult Ltd | Rwanda |
| 112. | Sharick Enterprices | Malawi |
| 113. | Shift Organic Technologies | Zimbabwe |
| 114. | Sirius Systems-Headlight dimming system | Kenya |
| 115. | SKY AGROBUSINESS | Togo |
| 116. | Small Farmers Agricultural Support Partners (Sfasp) | Tanzania |
| 117. | Smart Agriculture | Kenya |
| 118. | Smart Connect | Zimbabwe |
| 119. | Société Agribusiness Corporation Sarl | DRC |
| 120. | Société Horticole et Avicole du Burundi « SOHABU » | Burundi |
| 121. | SOUPAH KITCHEN | Nigeria |
| 122. | Stanop International Limited | Nigeria |
| 123. | Stawi Foods and Fruits | Kenya |
| 124. | Step Up Social Enterprise (SUSE). | Kenya |
| 125. | SU Production Company | Nigeria |
| 126. | TABYLAND PBC | Zimbabwe |
| 127. | T-Farm | Tanzania |
| 128. | The Poultry Studio | Uganda |
| 129. | TIC-AGRO Business Center | Benin |
| 130. | Tropical Apiary | Ghana |
| 131. | Trust Building Company « TBCO » | Burundi |
| 132. | Ubiquitous Farm Management | Ethiopia |
| 133. | UDI | Rwanda |
| 134. | Vermicompost Fertilizers | Zimbabwe |
| 135. | VikapuBomba | Tanzania |
| 136. | Waste Recycling | DRC |
| 137. | WEKEBERE | Uganda |
| 138. | YONER-LIBERIA | Liberia |
| 139. | Zam Zam | Tanzania |
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For any inquiries please contact Dr. Egeru Anthony (a.egeru@ruforum.org) and Dr. Solange (s.uwituze@ruforum.org).
Weldone to the 139 Shortlisted.
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