Application form

You are interested in Farm’Innov Acceleration Programme and want to apply for it?

There are a few things to know before entering the application process:

Please allow 2 hours at least for this, as substantiated answers will be expected from applicants.
A limit on the number of characters in the answers is imposed to give every applicant an equal chance.
We remind you that this programme is aimed primarily at senior executives or department managers.
You will be asked to provide some supporting documents before sending your application (BRS certificate of registration, Last Audited Financial Statements, Tax Compliance Certificate of the Company, Organisation chart, CV and motivation statement of up to two employees who wish to join the Acceleration Programme).
The use of these documents remains totally confidential. They will only be used in the context of this call for applications in order to select the most suitable candidates.
You can consult the detailed questions and supporting documents in this document to help you prepare your application.

We remind you that you can apply between 1st July and 15 October 2024. Now follow the instructions on the form below and let yourself be guided.

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1 / Contact information :

Nom*

Applicant Name Applicant First name

Position*

E-mail*

Phone*

2. Présentation of the Company

Name of the applying company*

Legal representative name and first name*

First Last

Position of legal representative*

Postal address*

Street Address City Postcode Country

Website

Number of full-time equivalent employees since January 1st 2023*

Generated turnover in 2021 (in Ms Kenyan shillings)*

Generated turnover in 2022, and 2023 (in Ms Kenyan shillings)*

Generated turnover in 2023 (in Ms Kenyan shillings)*

Company creation date*

YYYY

Is your company part of a Group or of another company?*

Yes

If yes, what is the name of the Group or company you are part of?*

Can you please describe your activity (for instance if you are a manufacturer: what are your products, targeted customers, trading areas, price range, tonnages, means of production, distribution channels…)? (maximum 3500 characters)*

Can you describe your business sector: who are your challengers/competitors (size, turnover/employees especially if they are worldwide, their trading areas,…) and what is your added value/competitive advantage ? (maximum 2000 characters)?*

Please tell us about your development strategy over the next 3-5 years (new products, markets or specialisation on one market, capacity enhancement, …)? (maximum 2000 characters)*

Are your current markets (several possible)?*

Exclusively national (Kenya)

National and African market

European market

International market (out of the European Union)

Can you describe the Human resources organisation in the company (number of employees, description of the different departments, Direction)? Are there people dedicated to Business development, R&D, and Innovation in the company? (maximum 1500 characters)?*

3 / Presentation of your company's project to accelerate in relation whith Farm'innov

Can you please describe the project you would like to be accelerated (thematic, objectives, targeted activities, new products or services, targeted customers and markets)? (maximum 3500 characters)?*

Can you explain how will this project accelerate your business? (maximum 1500 characters)?*

Farm’Innov aims at helping projects around the following objectives:

Strengthening food security and sovereignty
Supporting the food transition to limit imports
Improving health quality and food safety
Enhancing the sustainability of the Kenyan food system
Creating local economic activities and local employment

Could you demonstrate the link between your project to accelerate and Farm’Innov objectives (maximum 1500 characters)?*

Can you showcase the innovative nature of this project, knowing that it may involve different types of innovation (techno/process, organisation, product, services, business model) ? (maximum 1000 characters)?*

What are the resources and partners required (companies, technical centres, academics, etc.) in the development of this project (maximum 1000 characters)?*

Can you explain the methodology with stages, to realise this project (maximum 1500 characters)?*

Please describe shortly the risk assessment analysis methodology. Give an overview of the key risks associated with this project and how they will be managed and mitigated (maximum 1500 characters)?*

Regarding Corporate social responsibility (CSR), what would be the economic impacts of this project (maximum 1000 characters)?*

Regarding Corporate social responsibility (CSR), what would be the environmental impacts of this project (maximum 1000 characters)?*

Regarding Corporate social responsibility (CSR), what would be the social and societal impacts of this project (maximum 1000 characters)?*

3. Challenges encountered and support needs

Here is the section to express your major challenges and needs to succeed in this project.

Please explain how you think the Acceleration Programme can help your company in this project (maximum 2000 characters)?*

Please tick the areas in which the company needs to be supported to guarantee the success of the described project, from among (several possible):*

Governance/strategy

HR/management

Finance

Supply/purchasing

Production and quality

R&D

Logistics (including packaging) /distribution

Sales/marketing

IT/digital tools

Other

If other, please express the areas in which your company could be supported*

Can you select the topics that interest you most from the following list (several possible)?*

Securing supplies

Agricultural productivity

Post-harvest losses

Organisation of the supply chain

Valuing co-products

Staff training / knowledge

Carbon footprint

Automation of all the company processes (production, HR, laboratory, R&D, CRM)

Access to finance

Water issues (quantity, quality, access)

Others

If other, please mention the topics that interest you in addition.*

4. PRESENTATION OF THE APPLYING COMPANY TEAM

Each applying company can suggest up to two names of employees who will be directly involved in the accelerated project and wish to participate in the Farm’Innov Acceleration Programme.

Nom*

Please indicate the contact information for the first people who will participate in the Programme:

Name First name

Position*

Company*

E-mail*

Phone number*

Join here the corresponding CV*

Max. file size: 128 MB.

(Join a PDF file)

Join here the corresponding covering letter to join the Acceleration Programme, along with details about your current and future professional project.*

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Do you suggest another name of employee to take part to the Acceleration Programme?*

Yes

Please indicate the contact information for the second people who will participate in the Programme:*

Name First name

Position*

Company*

E-mail*

Phone number*

Join here the corresponding CV*

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Join here the corresponding covering letter to join the Acceleration Programme, along with details about your current and future professional project.*

Max. file size: 128 MB.