Agroecological Enterprises, with a clear agroecological passion, impact and vision. They could be operating anywhere along the  agriculture value chain(see below) and are  supporting farmers to transition to agroecology or are promoting and operating in line with the 13 principles of Agroecology, including:

• Organic input supply and pre-production support for farmers practicing agroecology.
• Entrepreneurial farms practicing agroecology beyond a single farm.
• Purchasing, trading and marketing agroecological produce.  
• Processing agroecological produce.
• Retailing agroecological produce and products e.g supermarkets, other types of markets.
• Promoting consumption of agroecological produce and products e.g restaurants, hotels, etc. 

• Registered For Profit private enterprise operating in Uganda and/or Kenya.
• Business is at least 3 years old and is past pilot stage with an existing customer base and sales generating at least USD 40,000(or equivalent in Uganda shillings or Kenyan shillings)  in annual revenue.
• The business has a clear market opportunity and strong value proposition matching this opportunity – its okay if this is not fully and clearly outlined. What we care about is a viable business model. 
• The business is profitable or has a clear path to profitability.
• The business has at least 3 years audited books or 24 months management accounts.
• The business has a clear 2-3 year growth plan. This does not need to be fully and clearly outlined for example through a business plan. 
• The business is interested in building their capacity and attracting capital to achieve their growth plan.

• The founders are passionate about agroecology or the principles of agroecology. You do not need to have been aware of agroecology before as long as you are passionate about the idea and the principles behind agroecology.
• Locally led team – at least one of the founders is a Ugandan or Kenyan.
• The business has at least 2 other employees, with at least one founder woking full time on the business.
• The founders are entrepreneurial – risk takers, problem solvers, ambitious and interested in building a success business.
• The founder(s) are ready to commit to a partnership with Neycha to grow the impact and success of their Agroecological Enterprise.
• The founder(s) have prior business and startup experience, ideally closely related to the current business – however this is a nice to have and not having this will not prevent your selection.