Ethiopian AgTech Startup Lersha Secures $100K Heifer Prize at MIT Solve 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 MIT Solve 2026 Ecosystem An initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , MIT Solve marks its 10th anniversa