Applications are now open for the "emprendecoop" campus.

The registration period will be open from March 4 to April 21, 2025 .

Emprendecoop is an initiative promoted by the Agro-Food Cooperatives of Andalusia in collaboration with DCOOP. It aims to boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the agri-food sector by providing participants with the tools they need to enhance their creativity.

25 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 will be divided into groups of five to work on developing innovative, viable projects of interest to Dcoop.

Awards

For the 25 participants selected for EMPRENDECOOP 2025:

Welcome pack.

They will receive a certificate of participation and achievement.

For the 5 participants of the winning team:

They will be offered a four-month internship at DCOOP, at one of the Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias (Agri-Food Cooperatives) offices, or at a partner cooperative (they must have an open application at a university in Andalusia).

Award presented on Demo Day.

EMPRENDECOOP PROGRAM

At Emprendecoop, young talents will be trained in different disciplines that foster their creativity and facilitate the design of innovative proposals to address the challenges facing DCOOP.

Projects must be oriented towards one of the following thematic areas:

Olive grove

Cattle raising

Nuts

THE CAMPUS

Training

This phase consists of 10 training sessions, each approximately two hours long. The training will run from June 25th to July 28th, with approximately two classes per week.

The training will be conducted online.

Visit to DCOOP

At least one visit to DCOOP will be held in July. During this visit, students will tour the facilities and participate in group activities.

The visit will include travel and meals for the students.

Specialized mentoring

Mentoring sessions will be cross-cutting throughout the program. Each group of students will have the opportunity to participate in a maximum of three mentoring sessions on the topics they consider most useful for advancing the project they are working on.

Each mentoring session will have a maximum duration of 1 hour.

Group work

The group work encompasses the entire EMPRENDECOOP program. The teams will work on their proposals in parallel with the rest of the activities. Each group will have a mentor from the Agro-Food Cooperatives of Andalusia with whom they can communicate, request mentoring from specialists, and address questions related to the program.

During this period, deliverables will be worked on and taken into account when selecting the winning proposal.

DEMO DAY and awards ceremony

Demo Day will take place on October 6. At this final event, the groups will present their projects to a general audience and a jury will evaluate their presentations.

The day will conclude with the presentation of awards to the winning team and diplomas to all participants.