2026/2027 MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

About

Goumbook’s 2026/2027 MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme supports researchers, students, scientists and innovators worldwide with mentorship, training, exposure and a chance at three $20,000 grants to advance regenerative agriculture solutions relevant to MENA.

Benefits

• 🌱Upskilling
  Support in validating your solution and developing business skills to evolve your research into an impact-driven proof of concept
• 🚀Acceleration
  Access to potential funding and incubation
• 👥Community
  Access to an online digital community platform
• 📚Courses
  Free access to a range of online self-paced courses
• 🌍Exposure
  Regional exposure and networking across the programme
• 🧑‍🏫Mentorship
  Specialist training and world-class mentorship
• 💡Talks
  Expert talks on innovation and trends
• 💰Grant
  Top 3 finalists win one of three $20,000 grants

Eligibility Criteria

• Open worldwide, except applications are currently not accepted from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Syria
• Open to researchers, students, scientists and innovators seeking to develop their work to proof-of-concept stage
• Applicants are expected to focus on acquiring the business and entrepreneurship capabilities required to scale and secure funding
• Solutions must operate within regenerative agriculture and advance climate-resilient and sustainable farming practices
• Solutions must be grounded in research, science or nature-based innovation; both process and technological innovations are eligible
• Applications must directly address food system challenges in the Middle East and North Africa, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, soil health restoration and combating desertification, carbon farming and sequestration, biodiversity enhancement, food and water security, and farmer support and livelihoods
• Eligibility is determined by the proposed solution’s ability to address agricultural conditions and opportunities within the MENA region

Target Region

Open to applicants worldwide, except applicants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Syria are currently not accepted; eligibility is based on the proposed solution’s ability to address agricultural conditions and opportunities in the MENA region.

Target Sector

Agriculture & Food