doroob: Supporting young entrepreneurs in Egypt’s Agriculture industry

Supporting impact driven entrepreneurs in Egypt’s Agriculture industry

doroob is an integrated support program for empowering future entrepreneurs to develop practical life skills and create social impact. It aims to identify students and recent graduates with innovative ideas that tackle challenges in three economically and socially crucial sectors and support them in building their impact-driven businesses.

The program provides tailored training, dedicated mentoring, network development opportunities, access to workspaces, access to external expertise and technical resources, and direct financial support of 600 Euros/month for each member of the incubator teams so that they are able to dedicate their time, energy and resources to turning their ideas into viable solutions. 

This is the second track of the program that will support idea-stage entrepreneurs in the Agriculture industry.

 We’re looking for 40 innovative ideas across four challenges

1. Lack of data and knowledge sharing — Develop a solution to address the significant need for credible and customizable data that fosters knowledge sharing between the agriculture/agri-tech sector stakeholders. Your idea can adopt innovative solutions such as a centralized data platform, localized knowledge hubs, capacity-building programs, customized advisory services, and technology adoption.
2. Supply chain management — A comprehensive solution is needed to improve supply chain efficiency, reduce losses, and ensure safe and timely crop delivery. Your idea can adopt innovative solutions such as infrastructure upgrades, technology integration, cold chain logistics or market diversification.
3. Agriculture waste management — Explore innovative solutions to manage the agricultural waste produced during farming, harvesting, and shipping, either waste collection, recycling, or utilization strategies.  Your idea can adopt innovative solutions, including bioconversion technologies, organic fertilizer/compost production, waste-to-product innovations, or the use of bioplastics and biodegradable materials.
4. Access to finance and marketing options — Challenging financing and traditional marketing strategies place an enormous burden on agricultural stakeholders, who must independently bear the full cost of cultivation while facing considerable financial risks. Your idea can adopt innovative solutions, including monitoring systems for banks’ loans, microfinance platforms, agri-Fintech solutions, community-based financing models, or online marketing platforms.

Download this document to learn more about the challenges and eligibility criteria.

Find out if doroob is the right program for you

• You are a university student or a recent graduate who is over 18 years old
• You are Egyptian, or you have a valid Egyptian residency
• Your innovative idea tackles one of the four challenges directly or indirectly
• Your innovative idea has the potential for scalability and can benefit from early-stage startup support

In order to promote equity, applicants from underserved groups* as well as applicants whose ideas have the potential to create sustainable social, economic, and/or ecological impact are given additional consideration in the selection process. 

Underserved groups* are defined within the framework of this program as women, people with disabilities, refugees, or people in remote (in reference to the capital city, Cairo) or rural locations in Egypt. 

Download the challenges and eligibility criteria overview.

You can always e-mail us at shc@enpact.org to receive support with your application within 24 hours of your request. Please note that this is the only official support channel for the doroob program and the only way to guarantee a timely response.