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Ethiopian AgTech Startup Lersha Secures $100K Heifer Prize at MIT Solve 2026

Ethiopian AgTech Startup Lersha Secures $100K Heifer Prize at MIT Solve 2026 — the desk wire, 29 September 2026. Addis Ababa-based agricultural technology startup Lersha has been awarded the Heifer Prize for Smallholder Agricultural Transformation at the MIT Solve 2026 Challenge Finals. Announced in New York during the convergence of the UN General Assembly and Climate Week, the accolade secures Lersha a position in the 2026 Solver Class and provides $100,000 in unrestricted funding. [...] The post Ethiopian AgTech Startup Lersha Secures $100K Heifer Prize at MIT Solve 2026 appeared first on Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business.

Updated 29 September 2026 · First published 29 September 2026

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