Top 10 Agro-Innovators Emerge For Agriculture Summit Africa 2023

<h4>Top 10<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that the 2023 edition of Sterling’s Agriculture Summit Africa &lpar;ASA&rpar; has reached the penultimate stage with the revealing of the top ten innovators to pitch for grants at the highly anticipated 5th edition of its annual event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This year’s summit will be an incubator-style investors&&num;8217&semi; deal room tagged &&num;8216&semi;AgroPitch&period;&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The shortlist comes as an outcome of an extensive screening process which saw the ASA assess thousands of submissions in its call for applications&comma; with the final winners to be announced at the grand event scheduled for 08 November 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking on the shortlist&comma; Group Head for Agriculture and Solid Minerals Finance at Sterling Bank&comma; Dr&period; Olushola Obikanye&comma; said that &&num;8220&semi;The selection committee received a multitude of amazing submissions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; we are confident that this shortlist of the ten agro-innovators presented uniquely transformative solutions that underscore a profound understanding of the critical gaps within our agricultural sector&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The ASA 2023 grand finale event promises to be a memorable occasion&comma; with a live pitch session&comma; where the top ten 10 innovators will compete for the chance to secure grants and the possibility of accessing up to N1 billion in additional financing to expand their ventures&comma; scheduled as key highlights to look forward to&comma; as well as a keynote address to be delivered by Hon&period; Samson Bugama&comma; the Honorable Commissioner of Agriculture&comma; Plateau State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">This year’s iteration represents a historic milestone in the summit’s history&comma; which stands as a prominent platform for showcasing promising agro-innovators&comma; aligning with the ASA&&num;8217&semi;s unwavering commitment to shaping the forefront of agricultural excellence both within Africa and beyond&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In keeping with the conveners&&num;8217&semi; dedication to support and finance agribusinesses across the continent&comma; this year&&num;8217&semi;s ASA edition will benefit numerous agropreneurs beyond the shortlisted finalists with consolation prizes to include indicative offers for advisory services and entrepreneurial education in collaboration with reputable learning institutions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Conceptualized by Sterling Bank&comma; this year’s ASA is organized in partnership with Leadway Assurance&comma; Thrive Agric and Noor Takaful&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;