About this opportunity
Halcyon, running the programme with the Whole Foods Market Foundation, has opened its Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Accelerator for 2027. It is a hybrid accelerator for ventures strengthening agriculture and food systems through market based solutions, and the
Eligibility
line on the programme page is direct: you must be based in Sub-Saharan Africa. The
focus areas
named on the page include climate smart agriculture, agricultural data tools, farmer finance, food security and resilient supply chains. The programme runs as hybrid programming with two in person residencies, which the organiser's announcement places first in Accra, Ghana and then in Nairobi, Kenya, alongside Halcyon's accelerator support described as a range of benefits designed to help ventures scale their impact.
No cash award figure is printed on the programme or application page. Selection runs in two steps.
The programme page asks candidates to fill out the
Eligibility
form by October 23rd, 2026 for initial consideration, and ventures that meet the criteria and fit the programme are then invited to a second round application, with an invitational
Application timeline
of October 30th, 2026 printed on the same page. Nigerian founders sit inside the stated region, so this is an Africa wide route rather than a single country call.
Read the
Eligibility
form as the real gate: it is the step that decides whether your venture reaches the invitational round at all.
What you receive
- Hybrid accelerator programming with two in person residencies, placed by the organiser in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya
- Halcyon accelerator support described as a range of benefits designed to help ventures scale their impact
- Programme run in partnership with the Whole Foods Market Foundation
Who can apply
- The venture must be based in Sub-Saharan Africa, the eligibility line printed on the programme page
- Working to strengthen agriculture and food systems through market based solutions
- Focus areas named include climate smart agriculture, agricultural data tools, farmer finance, food security and resilient supply chains
How to apply
- Fill out the eligibility form by October 23rd, 2026 for initial consideration
- If invited after the eligibility review, complete the second round application by the invitational deadline of October 30th, 2026
Selection process
- Initial consideration from eligibility forms submitted by 23 October 2026
- Invitational applications from ventures that meet the criteria and fit the programme
Sources and verification
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