Presentation done by Mr. Ramy Boujawdeh

1. Accredited as

2. Launching of
Lebanon’s Smart Agri-Food
Innovation Hub
Four Seasons Hotel
Beirut
19 / 01 / 2017

3. Outline: Overview
Global Status
Why Agrytech?
Objectives
Pillars
Beneficiaries

4. Global Status &
Food Security
A $5 trillion industry represents 10 % of global consumer spending, 40%
of employment, and 30% of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Although sizable productivity improvements over the past 50 years have
enabled an abundant food supply in many parts of the world, feeding the
global population has reemerged as a critical issue.
by 2050, caloric demand will increase by 70%, and crop demand for
human consumption and animal feed will increase by at least 100%.
Amore resource constraints will emerge: for example, 40% of water
demand in 2030 is unlikely to be met. Already, more than 20
percent of arable land is degraded.
Such resource scarcity could lead to more poverty, political unrest on a
large scale if left unaddressed.

5. Turning Challenges Into
Opportunities
Global Food Security Problems ,
major challenges in the MENA Region
Brain-Drain of graduates & High
unemployment rate for educated
youth
Poor practices and Low productivity
Lack of innovation in the sector
Strong Human Capital
Excellence in STEM education
Strong Diaspora
Striving Entrepreneurial
Ecosystem
Funding opportunities for
Knowledge Economy Based
Businesses – C331
Dutch Expertise
MENA Market
CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES

6. Overall Objective:
Creating opportunities for the youth, through
accelerating job creation and stimulating
competitiveness from Lebanon through
leveraging and developing capacities of local
SMEs and Startups
Title © 2017
How:
By providing support to innovate a smarter Agri-Food
Sector in the MENA region and support export within MENA
and the EU using linkages from leading innovation
organizations from the Netherlands.

7. Three Main Pillars
ACCELERATOR
Advancing ideas
into successful
businesses
CLUSTER
Empowering a
smart Agri-Food
Community
RESOURCES
Sharing business &
industry knowledge
CULTIVATING INNOVATIVE STARTUPS
TO TURN AGRI-FOOD CHALLENGES INTO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

8. Direct Beneficiaries
University Graduates & Professionals
in
Engineering
Agriculture
Food Technology
Technology
Business
SMEs that are innovative in the Smart
Agri-Food Sector
As members of the cluster
As members of the accelerator if
they want to create a Spin-Off

9. Indirect Beneficiaries
Agri-Food Businesses across the
Value Chain if they participate:
in leading a challenge
as testers of the solution
As early adopters of the
solutions created
University & Research
Institutions:
in commercializing their
innovations
in providing technical expertise
in sending students for
internships with these startups
Investors & VCs
In investing in supported startups

10. Who can apply?
Startups and SMEs at the idea and early stage with solutions in
[ the above is a NON EXHAUSTIVE List ]

11. ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
Selection Process
Intervention
Support
Cash injection
Benefits

12. Outreach & Program
Promotion
Phase1
2
Months
60
Applications
$3,300
Innovation
Grant
From Idea to Startup
Phase2
2
Months
30
Teams
Acceleration
Phase3
$16,000
Support
Grant
4
Months
15
Applications
Incubation & Growth
Phase4
$22,000
Matching
Grant
6
Months
8
Startups
ACCELERATOR Program

13. ACCELERATOR Location

14. CLUSTER
Motives
EU Certification
Impact
Who can join

15. INNOVATION CLUSTER
Motives & Impact
Access to Markets
International Exposure
Human Capital Empowerment
Lobbying Power
One Voice /
promotion of
the sector
EU
accreditation
&
benchmarking
International
Experts
Support

16. CLUSTER MEMBERS
Who can join?
Multi-Nationals present in
Lebanon
Large Agri-Food Businesses
SMEs
Established Startups that are
Monetizing
Finalists of the Acceleration
Program
Agri-Food Innovation Driven
Organizations
Smart Agri-Food Innovation
Services / Product Providers

17. RESOURCES PLATFORM
Information
sharing portal

18. RESOURCE PLATFORM
Centralized portal
Up to date information
Inquiry & Posting Service
Transfer of skills
Workshop
Presentations
Online
Resources &
Links
Experts
Connections

19. We are Lucky
to

20. CODING
Bootcamps
Smart
SPACE
INCUBATORS / ACCELERATORS
FUNDING SUPPORT Organizations / programs
MEDIA
Promotion
Financial
Institutions
Commercial
Banks

21. Technology
Partners
Implementing
Partners
Roadshow
Hosts &
Partners

22. Advisory
Board of
Agrytech
Governance
Board of
Berytech
The Big
Family of
Berytech

23. Accelerator
Video

24. We ALL Have a ROLE to PLAY!
Word of mouth works J please spread it
Be involved, challenge the youth to innovate
and solve your challenges
Become a mentor or an advisor
Invest in Innovation

25. THANK YOU