July 28, 2021, 2 minutes readThis article was translated using AI technology from the Spanish edition. This process may cause errors.Entrepreneur contributors do not necessarily agree with the opinions expressed.Are you a creative person who can help improve the Mexican countryside's problems? This program might be for you. This is Siembra, New Ventures' new accelerator program that focuses on agribusiness.Francisco Lizcano Bazalda is the Project Manager at New Ventures. He leads the program.This program is designed to accelerate entrepreneurs aged up to 35 with early-stage projects. They should have a minimum viable product, or be in prototyping, but well-developed ideas will be accepted. Participation is also open to companies that are already in operation and have some traction.You can use digital tools to improve or make field production more efficient, or project with a gender-oriented perspective or financial inclusion that focuses on farmers. Lizcano also explained that fair trade is promoted in the field.Depositphotos.comProfitsThe top 50 projects will be invited to participate in a bootcamp that lasts two weeks. Workshops on topics such as finance and business model, marketing, sales and impact as well as sessions for networking, inspiration, and other related topics will be offered.The next step is to select 10 projects that will be accelerated for a period of four months. Viwala financing will be available to those with the highest potential for scaling, which will increase their credit history.Francisco emphasizes that all the projects selected will be part of Colectiva NV, and will be able to access the benefits of the network of students.New Ventures Mxico donated funds to Bayer to develop Siembra. Their specialists will be mentors during the bootcamp.Photo: Courtesy New VenturesImportant dates
