What is Khmer Agriculture
for the Future Accelerator?
Deadline: August 11, 2024
An 8-month program designed to scale the impact of ventures in climate-resilient agriculture and agroecology.
This equity-free accelerator supports ventures promoting climate-resilient and agroecological practices that are based in or want to expand their businesses to the four targeted provinces in Cambodia: Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Preah Vihear.
Selected ventures will receive a USD 7500 cash prize as scaling funding to invest in and implement their initiatives, as well as business and technical strengthening support and access to partner networks to further the advancement of climate-resilient agriculture and agroecological practices.
What does the program offer?
Capacity Development for Your Team: Business diagnostic session to identify your business’s needs, masterclasses for practical training on business fundamentals, agroecological practices, dedicated business mentors for ongoing support and well-being support from the Impact Hub community.
Access Networks: Join a community of fellow entrepreneurs to collaborate and build strategic connections with local farmers' communities and denefit from potential partnership opportunities for expansion in the four targeted provinces with support from Nurture, Impact Hub Phnom Penh, and Khmer Enterprise.
Financial Support: Access to $7,000 equity-free funding to help scale your business and support the implementation of your climate-resilient agriculture products/services.
Leadership &
team work
Impact
measurement
Access to
finance
Strategic networks
& partnerships
Expanding
reach
Topics
The KAF Accelerator will provide structured support and learning in five key pillars of scaling:
In addition to dedicated experts and mentors specialized in business growth and social impact, the program will offer in-depth knowledge and consultancy on topics of climate-resilient agriculture.
Each venture will conclude the program with a comprehensive business diagnostic, tangible new communications products and platforms for visibility, improved impact measurement frameworks aligned with the SDGs, and roadmaps for scaling reach and investment readiness.
The KAF Accelerator curriculum is co-designed with Accelerate2030, a multi-stakeholder program
co-initiated by Impact Hub Geneva and UNDP to support promising ventures around the world
to scale their business solutions to tackle the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The business should be in the operational stage, demonstrating growth in its customer base and
supported by a skilled technical team.
The business must be situated in or actively engaged with a large number of small-scale farmers
within one or more of the program's four designated target provinces, including Battambang,
Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Preah Vihear. If you currently do not reach farmers in those
provinces, you must have clear plan to expand your business to one of those provinces.
The company must be committed to implementing or promoting agriculture practices aligned with
principles of climate-resilient agriculture or agroecology and must be ready to actively participate
in the program from September 2024 to February 2025.
Primary agricultural businesses that are interested should be working in one of the following sectors:
rice, cassava, vegetables, and poultry.
Deadline: August 11, 2024
We are looking for impactful
businesses with the following criteria:
Primary Agriculture Businesses
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Businesses or cooperatives that work closely with small-scale farmers in areas like farming, processing, and buying or selling products, both locally and internationally.
Support/Enabler Businesses
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Companies offering services to small-scale farmers in areas such as supplying farming inputs, improving soil, providing renewable energy and water management solutions, promoting farm-based tourism, and applying technology in agriculture (AgriTech).
The program targets innovative players working in the climate-resilient agriculture value chain
(i.e., agri-startups, SMEs in agriculture, and agricultural cooperatives).
Two types of agri-businesses are eligible for the program:
Who is it for?
12th July - 11th August
October 2024 - January 2025
Early February, 2025
Eligibility Screening
Onboarding & Contracting
Demo Day
Rolling until 11th August
Mid-October
Mid-February - June, 2025
19th - 31st August
September - October
Full Application
Bootcamp
Post-Accelerator
Interview & Due Diligence
Accelerator
Program Timeline
These 8 companies and cooperatives participated in the first edition of the Khmer Agriculture for the Future Incubator, which engaged early growth businesses. This time, our accelerator is seeking more advanced businesses in the operational stage that are ready to scale.
If you think you’re a better fit for an incubator, we’re opening a new cohort in
mid-2025, so reach out to us now, and we’ll keep you on the list!
Khmer Agriculture for the Future Accelerator is a program implemented under the Nurture Project. It aims to enhance access to products and services that strengthen the climate resilience of smallholder farmers in the four target provinces: Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Preah Vihear.
Khmer Agriculture for the Future Incubator is co-funded by Khmer Enterprise (KE), HEKS/EPER, and CARITAS Switzerland with funds from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperations (SDC) and organized by Impact Hub Phnom Penh.
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រៀបចំដោយ៖
គាំទ្រដោយ៖
Deadline: August 11, 2024
FAQs
Where and when does the program take place?
Most activities are conducted online, with some in-person sessions in one of the four target provinces or Phnom Penh.
These in-person activities include Pitch Day, field trip, and Demo Day, with expenses covered by the program.
The learning phase of the program will begin in September 2024 and wrap up its last activity in February 2025.
What is the language of the program?
The program is conducted primarily in Khmer.
Two people per team are required, with full commitment and endorsement from management. One participant
should have expertise in business growth, and the other should possess knowledge in agriculture or climate-resilient
agriculture technical development.
Who on my team should participate?
What if my business does not currently have a presence in the targeted provinces, but I want to join?
You can apply if you have a defined, actionable plan for expansion to one of the target provinces within the next 6-12
months. While we prioritize businesses with an existing presence, we will still consider your application. If you have a
specific question about your situation, please contact us, and we will advise you further.
chermeng.thang@impacthub.net, Telegram: +85569676650
Mr. chermeng Thang
Entrepreneurship Program Manager
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