Tullow partners Innohub to launch new project for agribusiness growth in Ghana
Tullow has entered a partnership with Innohub, a leading enterprise support organisation, to empower small and medium-scale enterprises across Ghana’s agricultural value chain.
The multi-year partnership, known as “Tullow AgriVentures Program (TAP)”, aims to significantly improve employment opportunities, provide training for startups, and foster sustainable growth in the agribusiness…
The pilot accelerator program — managed by the Israeli Embassy in Ghana, the Pears Program for Global Innovation in Israel and Innohub Limited — seeks to help promising Ghanaian startups bring their ideas to the next level with the help of Israeli tech experts, and to support Ghana’s desire to expand productivity in the agricultural sector.
“These will be agricultural startups that already have a prototype, a solution at hand; they tried it out and now it is time to upgrade it. The idea is that startups and farmers will gain,” said Cooper. “The Israeli experts will mentor the startups on technology rather than how to do business in their own country.”
Nelson Amo, CEO of Innohub, said that the accelerator seeks to help participating agri-tech startups refine their products by improving their software or hardware solutions.
“Only once the startups are selected we can build up profiles to understand their needs. Our Israeli partners will then look for the Israeli experts who are able to provide the guidance and coaching for their needs,” Amo told The Algemeiner. “This is the first accelerator focused on product innovation targeted to refine software or hardware solutions rather than helping startups with their business model.”
According to Cooper, agricultural startups in Ghana face two main challenges: one, the difficulty in product commercialization, especially to international markets; and second, the gap facing tech businesses whose products are not yet as technologically advanced as they need to be.
The latter need, Cooper said, is not being answered by anyone today, and it’s where the Israel program hopes to make a difference.
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Selected startups will receive dedicated mentorship from financial experts from across Bangkok Bank and Bualuang Ventures as well as strategic guidance from international venture firm and innovation provider Nest. They will be guided through a process that is designed to give startups the opportunity to secure a proof of-concept (POC) with the bank and pitch for investment by the end of the program.
This accelerator will go beyond traditional lecture-style seminars on the basics of building a business. Instead, a dedicated champion will be assigned to each startup to understand their unique needs. Mentors from Bangkok Bank’s business and technical teams will guide each startup towards a potential pilot that will help them secure meaningful partnerships in the future.
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