May 10, 2018 – Nineteen start-ups participating in the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) AgriTech Challenge presented their business plans to a panel of experts at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana, Legon, last Thursday. The first pitch is an important milestone in the program as it validates the […]
March 26, 2018 – Ninety-five young entrepreneurs participating in the 2018 AgriTech Challenge have successfully completed a two-month program of workshops and training sessions, as well as an 11-day market research tour. These were tailored to help them identify challenges inherent in the Agribusiness value chain and find innovative technology solutions to mitigate these challenges. This […]
February 14, 2018 – Kosmos Energy has partnered with PricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana (PwC Ghana) for the third year of the Kosmos Innovation Center 2018 AgriTech Challenge. The professional services firm will support the Challenge by providing the young entrepreneurs with knowledge-based workshops that will focus on topics such as business planning, marketing, taxation and law. “At PwC, […]
February 12, 2018 – New AgriTech Challenge participants enrolled in the third season of the AgriTech Challenge 2018 The new participants met their fellow ‘AgriTechies’ at an ice-breaker event on 22 January. It was also an opportunity for the them to meet Kosmos Energy and the KIC program executives, and partners – Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of […]
November 27, 2017 – Agriculture is the backbone of Ghana’s economy, and plays a key role in the country’s future development. According to PwC research, the sector expanded 3.6% in 2016, exceed the expected growth of 3.5%. Additionally, the research stipulates that the ‘crops’ sub-sector of the agriculture industry accounted for over 70% of the sector. […]
September 6, 2017 – Kosmos Energy announced today the winners of the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) AgriTech Challenge, a competition that invites young entrepreneurs to use innovation and technology to develop commercial solutions to challenges within the agricultural sector. After nine months of competition, six business teams emerged with viable concepts worth supporting for development. Kosmos […]
March 29, 2017 – Twenty-five AgriTech Business Teams competing in the Kosmos Innovation Center 2017 AgriTech Challenge have embarked on a series of market research tours across six regions to validate business plans they have formulated after attending a two-day AgriTech Exchange workshop. From 29 January to 6 February 2017, the young entrepreneurs took part in […]
February 22, 2017 – Seven months after launching the Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) in March 2016, the program has won two awards. In the first award, Kosmos Energy was awarded the CSR Extractive Company of the year for 2016. This was organized by the Center for CSR West Africa, under their umbrella program, the Ghana […]
October 3, 2016 – Kosmos Energy announced today the winners of the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) AgriTech Challenge, a formal competition that invited young entrepreneurs to use innovation to develop commercial solutions to challenges within agriculture. The winners will receive $50,000 in seed funding and technical assistance from the KIC, as well as mentorship through […]
March 16, 2016 – Kosmos Energy, announced today that it has launched a new flagship corporate social investment program, called the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), in Accra. KIC will use innovation and apply commercial solutions to Ghana’s existing social and economic challenges by using a market-based approach that facilitates private sector enterprise and entrepreneurship. This […]
