Invites Women Entrepreneurs to Apply for the International Agri-Food Business Support Programme

Ten Latvian women entrepreneurs will be admitted to the programme, while a total of 120 candidates will be selected in 12 countries.

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EWA is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Community EIT Food. It will be implemented internationally for the fifth time and will take place in Latvia for the second time. This year, in Latvia, the programme will be hosted by the RTU Science and Innovation Centre.

By participating in the programme, female entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to engage in training tailored to their needs so that by the end of the programme they will be able to create business solutions to specific challenges in the agrifood sector. Participants will have the opportunity to develop their business ideas under the supervision of professional mentors and receive financial support worth €1,000. Additionally, they will compete for a grand prize of up to €10,000 to develop their business idea further.

EWA programme is open to women over the age of 18 and who have either an established business (up to three years old) or a new business idea in the agrifood sector. The programme is expected to run from June until the end of November, and it will be run in Latvian.

The EWA programme aims to provide comprehensive support to women, inspiring them to discover the potential of their ideas. It provides knowledge and access to a vast network of contacts, helping women successfully start and grow sustainable businesses in the agrifood sector. The programme will be implemented simultaneously in 12 countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Ukraine, supporting a total of 120 women. After assessing all submitted applications, ten women entrepreneurs from Latvia will be admitted to the international programme.

EIT Food is the world’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community. We accelerate innovation to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all.  

Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, we invest in projects, organisations and individuals that share our goals for a healthy and sustainable food system. We unlock innovation potential in businesses and universities and create and scale agrifood startups to bring new technologies and products to market. We equip entrepreneurs and professionals with the skills needed to transform the food system and put consumers at the heart of our work, helping build trust by reconnecting them to the origins of their food. 

We are one of nine innovation communities established by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.  

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