Smart Amalgamation is an Urban and Regional Planning professional, researcher, and development practitioner with growing experience in spatial planning, transport research, and national policy support in South Africa. I hold a bachelor’s degree in urban and Regional Planning from the University of Venda, where I developed a strong grounding in spatial development frameworks, land-use planning, policy analysis, and sustainable development.

My academic and research interests focus on urban decay, rural town development, spatial inequality, and infrastructure planning, particularly within

ecotera home is a U.S.-based social enterprise and technology developer focused on democratizing environmental monitoring through portable, AI-powered solutions. Founded in 2025, we developed the EcoExposure™ platform, a field-deployable system that combines biodegradable plant-derived reagents, zero-shear optical interaction, and smartphone-based computer vision to rapidly detect and quantify environmental contaminants in water and other complex liquids without laboratory infrastructure.

The platform has been demonstrated across diverse real-world matrices and geographies, including freshwater

1. Introduction

Landtech Geomatics (LTG-Greencycle) is a South African environmental technology company established in 2024, dedicated to advancing environmental sustainability through innovative circular economy solutions.

2. Environmental Challenge

We prevent food loss and reduce food waste by extending the shelf life of fresh produce through food preservation technologies. We also address organic waste pollution by supplying equipment that converts food waste into valuable organic compost. In addition, our Virtual Reality (VR) platform provides immersive training on waste sorting, recycling, food

Leni Consultants LTD is a Ugandan company focused on creating sustainable solutions that change communities through agribusiness, renewable energy, waste management, enterprise development, and skill building. The company is based in Soroti, Eastern Uganda, and partners with smallholder farmers and local communities to encourage economic growth, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.

Innovation Challenge Addressed

Smallholder farmers in Uganda face many challenges, including:

- Limited access to quality agricultural inputs and markets
- Low productivity due to climate-related risks
- High

Overview of the Innovation: Drought-Resistant Crops and Vegetables in Eswatini

The innovation involves the cultivation and promotion of drought-resistant crops and vegetables using climate-smart agricultural practices to address the challenges of recurring droughts, water scarcity, and food insecurity in Eswatini. The initiative focuses on growing crops and vegetables that require less water, can withstand high temperatures, and continue producing good yields under harsh climatic conditions.

Examples of drought-resistant crops include sorghum, millet, cowpeas, sweet potatoes, cassava, and

GRIPPA WATER – BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Grippa Water is a community-driven bottled water and water solutions business established to provide access to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water while creating economic opportunities within underserved communities.

Rooted in rural development and sustainability, Grippa Water aims to bridge the gap between growing demand for quality drinking water and communities that continue to experience unreliable access to water supply. Through modern purification, bottling, and distribution systems, the business delivers packaged drinking water designed to meet

Vision

To be a leading climate-smart agricultural enterprise that transforms farming through the production of drought-resistant crops and vegetables, ensuring food security, sustainable livelihoods, and resilient communities in the face of climate change.

Mission

Our mission is to produce and promote high-quality drought-resistant crops and vegetables using innovative, climate-smart farming practices that conserve water, improve soil health, increase productivity, create employment opportunities, and enhance food security while empowering farmers and strengthening community resilience.

Products

The Agrowex Maturity Assessment (AMA) ecosyste platform is an institutional-grade, bio-fintech de-risking infrastructure designed to transform fragmented African agricultural value chains into structured, bankable, and tradeable 

Agrowex is not a standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool, AMA serves as a trust layer that bridges the gap between emerging agribusinesses (smallholder clusters, commercializing farms) and institutional capital (Climate VCs, DFIs, commercial lenders, and global carbon buyers).

​The platform uses a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) framework designed to eliminate