Two young entrepreneurs from Egypt and Uganda were recently awarded the 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 held in Dakar, Senegal. Naglaa Mohammad of Egypt, co-founder of P-Vita, and Samuel Muyita of Uganda, co-founder of Karpolax, emerged as grand prize winners each walking away with a US$50,000 to grow and scale their businesses.
This followed several months of intense competition, creative pitches and impactful storytelling by 13 young entrepreneurs from 11 countries across the continent.
The two prize winners were recognized as Africa’s most innovative and impactful young agripreneurs, standing out among thousands of applicants across the continent, rising through rigorous application reviews, video pitches, and semi-finalist interviews.
P-Vita developed a patented system with components like algae and recycled palm agri-waste to tackle the problem of expensive imported fertilizer and inputs, which often use harsh chemicals and are unaffordable for rural and low-income communities.
While Karpolax designed patented green nanotechnology to make innovative, non-toxic and affordable VOC-based sachets that extend the shelf-life of many fruits and vegetables, helping farmers and distributors reduce post-harvest losses and preserve produce quality.
Other contestants from the COMESA region included Daniel Wa Mukina, co-founder, DASEC SARL, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, tackling the problem of the high cost of imported agrifood machinery. Hazem ElTawab, co-founder, ReNile, Egypt, a climate-smart company that provides locally manufactured environmental sensors and a farm management platform to help farmers and factories monitor soil, water, and air in real-time, enabling data-driven decisions.
Niza Aritha Zulu, co-founder, Bio Green Technology, Zambia, provides smart water monitoring devices and a digital support platform that helps small and medium-scale fish farmers improve productivity, reduce fish mortality, and adopt sustainable aquaculture practices. And Kidist Amedie of Guaro Farms, Ethiopia, is a young company bringing “last mile” processing hubs to smallholder growers of herbs and spices in selected spice-growing regions of Ethiopia.
All twelve finalists were awarded mentorship, programming linkages, and other guidance to continue their entrepreneurial journey.
The AFS Forum is a premier annual gathering of public and private sector leaders, policymakers, researchers, development partners, and youth-led enterprises dedicated to transforming food systems across the continent. This year’s 20th annual summit was held in Dakar, Senegal, from 31 August to 4 September 2025.