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The AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria is an enterprise development program initiated by Heifer International and implemented by Wennovation Hub to identify, nurture, and support innovative, relevant and technology-driven agric-centric enterprises to grow, scale and thrive. Candidates should be early-stage or growth-stage youth-led agritech businesses\/companies with innovative solutions impacting smallholder farmers at scale. Eligibility Criteria for the AYuTe Nigeria Challenge The company must have: Application deadline: 31st July, 2023, by 5pm WAT. For more information about the application process, click here. 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