Africans who are interested can apply for the Government of Ireland Africa Development Program through the Ireland Ministry for Agriculture.
This initiative seeks to provide a €250,000 fund for a project that will have a long-term developmental impact in order to promote the sustainable expansion of the regional food industry.
We will go over all the specifics of this opportunity in this post, including the qualifications, rewards, and how to apply if you’re interested. The Ireland Ministry for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and the Ministry of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are partners in the Government of Ireland’s Africa Agri-food Development Programme (AADP). Its goal is to encourage collaborations between Irish and African agri-food businesses.
The AADP aims to develop relationships between the Irish agri-food sector and African nations in order to promote local food industry sustainability, create markets for regional produce, and increase commerce between Ireland and Africa.
The Irish agri-food sector’s knowledge, resources, and investment are intended to be leveraged by the fund. Through private sector investment, projects should show long-term developmental impacts and result in sustainable benefits.
Eligibility Criteria:
- One Irish-registered agri-food company and one African local commercial entity are required partners.
- Every project that is put forth has to have a commercial focus. Only agri-food businesses with Irish registrations will be eligible for funding.
- A company may get money from the AADP of up to €250,000 for a complete project or up to €100,000 for a feasibility study.
- Funding from the AADP won’t go above 50% of the total project cost.
- The Irish-registered agri-food company’s contribution cannot contain money from any other Irish public funding source.If a business has applied for AADP funding before and was approved, it must specify in the application form how the current project’s objectives and aims differ from those of the first funding cycle.
- A list of possible partners should be included in the application if one is suggesting a feasibility study.
- Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia are among the countries where projects will receive support.
- Money from the AADP must provide additionality rather than take the place of current funding.
- Those who are successful in applying for AADP funding will be urged to collaborate as much as they can on different project areas, such mechanical and engineering, project design, etc., with Irish NGOs.
Benefits:
- Maximum AADP funding for a project is €250,000 per company.
- Funding for a feasibility study under the AADP is available to companies up to €100,000.
Deadline: July 5, 2024
