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Empowering young innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers with the skills, technology, and support to create solutions that transform communities and strengthen Africa’s future.
13 February 2024
KIC has announced the call for applications for the 2024 School Farm Competition. The competition is open to all Junior High and Senior High Schools across the country. The School Farm Competition, which is an initiative of Blue Skies Foundation, introduces students in junior and senior high…
6 February 2024
KIC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Blue Skies Foundation (BSF) to transfer the governance and implementation of the School Farm Competition to KIC. The ceremony took place at KIC Innovation Hub in Accra on 6th February, 2024 in the presence of Mr. Benjamin Gyan-Kesse,…
23 January 2024
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) has organised a Team Building and Bonding Bootcamp for the 2024 cohort of the AgriTech Challenge Pro. The AgriTech Challenge Pro is a program organised in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, reflecting a joint commitment of KIC and the Mastercard Foundation…
20 December 2023
KIC and Mastercard Foundation have announced winners of the 2023 AgriTech Challenge Classic Finals at a pitch event which took place from the 18th to 19th December, 2023 in Accra. A total of 50 teams from across 10 regions of the country participated in this year’s pitch competition. Present at…
28 November 2023
Blue Skies, KIC and Mastercard Foundation have announced award winners of the 2023 School Farm Competition at a ceremony held on 24th November, 2023 in Kumasi. Present at the event were Mr. Benjamin Gyan-Kesse, Executive Director of KIC, Mr. Joe Mensah, Board Chair, KIC, Mr. Alistair Djimatey,…
10 November 2023
KIC and Mastercard Foundation have commenced a series of Zonal Pitches across four different zones, namely South East, South West, Middle, and Northern Zones, as a build-up for the 2023 AgriTech Challenge Classic. Twenty (20) Teams from each of the universities are pitching their business ideas…
8 November 2023
KIC has announced a call for applications for the 2024 AgriTech Challenge Pro program. Nominations are open till November 24th 2023. The AgriTech Challenge Pro program is supported by the Mastercard Foundation, through the KIC and the Mastercard Foundation partnership launched to train the next…
25 September 2023
Kosmos Innovation Center has donated agricultural kits including personal protective equipment (PPEs) to a total of 201 junior and senior high schools across 11 regions participating in this year’s School Farm Competition, including schools for special needs. Other items provided to the schools…
19 September 2023
The Board of Directors for Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), has paid a site visit to Maku Foods and Grow For Me, two of KIC supported businesses. The visit created the opportunity for the Board to interact with the co-founders and some of the young people who have been employed by these…
15 September 2023
The 2023 KIC Agritech Challenge Classic is in the pitch stage of the competition. Different university campuses have organised their pitch events for all the business ideas, following the students’ experience during the recently completed market research tours phase. KIC is committed to…
15 September 2023
Following successful applications for the 2023 KIC AgriTech challenge, students have been enrolled to take part in the programme, across 10 different universities in 10 regions of the country. After a rigorous selection process across the partnering universities, AgriTechies have embarked on…
31 August 2023
Accra, August 30 2023: KIC has announced a partnership with the Bolgatanga Technical University, on 17th August 2023. The event took place at an MOU signing ceremony on the sidelines of the inaugural Agricultural Innovation for Africa Conference organised by KIC. Under the agreement, Bolgatanga…