Brief: Nigeria’s Vendease secures $30m Series A as it automates food supply in Africa
September 27, 2022
Vendease is on a mission to be ‘Africa’s Amazon for food vendors’ by automating food supply.
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BREAKING: Farmerline nets $1.5m from Oikocredit in second close of $14m pre-Series A round
September 27, 2022
Farmerline claims to have reached over 1.5 million farmers in 35 countries via its Mergdata platform.
Meet the founder: Mzansi Meat’s co-founders on building a global foodtech company with African roots
September 23, 2022
Mzansi Meat’s Brett Thompson and Tasneem Karodia discuss how their company and South Africa’s cultivated meat industry could evolve in the near future.
BREAKING: Africa agrifoodtech startups raise $1bn in 5 years, but just 1% of global investment
September 20, 2022
The Africa Agrifoodtech Investment Report 2022 by AgFunder, FMO and BII reveals that $482.3 million was invested into the agrifoodtech industry in 2021
5 African alternative protein startups innovating to meet 3-fold increase in meat & dairy demand by 2050
September 2, 2022
The trend for African alternative protein startups is coming to the African continent. Here’s a closer look at five of them.
Virridy partners to improve water security in Africa through climate finance-based model
September 1, 2022
The partnership claims to already support close to five million people’s water supplies in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Kenya’s iProcure closes $10.2m Series B to digitize rural supply chains in Kenya and beyond
August 18, 2022
Kenya’s iProcure closes $10.2 M in a Series B led by impact investor I&P
Meet the investor: Wangara Green Ventures thinks ag investors should focus on climate adaptation
August 18, 2022
Ghana’s Wangara Green Ventures is an impact and climate focused fund supporting small and growing climate-friendly businesses.
Why John Deere invested in Africa’s Hello Tractor
August 16, 2022
American ag equipment manufacturer John Deere made a minority investment into the tractor sharing and management platform, Hello Tractor. Here’s why.
Morocco’s UM6P Ventures invests in 2 gene editing and food waste reduction technologies
August 11, 2022
UM6P, the venture arm of the Moroccan university with the same name, says the deals are “investment-partnerships” as the two startups stand to benefit from scientific support and testing of their technologies at the university.
AgroFides is unlocking capital for remote Ghanaian farmers with its agrifintech platform
July 28, 2022
Ghanaian agrifintech AgroFides is linking farmers to lenders and using its credit scoring tools to build their financial profiles to unlock more financing.
How Taimba’s farm-to-retail marketplace, logistics, cold chain & fintech platform is fighting food waste
July 27, 2022
Taimba, a Kenyan B2B agritech startup, has expanded its marketplace to offer transportation, cold storage, fintech solutions and is now eyeing up input procurement too.
Meet the founder: Marica Quarsingh of Sea-Stematic on creating the ‘Tesla of Seafood’
July 22, 2022
Marica Quarsingh calls her cell-cultured seafood startup, Sea-Stematic, the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right market insights.
Crop2Cash is giving Nigerian farmers a pathway to financial inclusion
July 21, 2022
Crop2Cash’s online sales and payments marketplace is helping Nigeria’s unbanked farmers build a financial identity and improve their livelihoods.
How online marketplace Traders of Africa breaking-down barriers to pan-African agri-trade
July 14, 2022
Nigeria’s female-led Traders of Africa is helping facilitate the trade of African sourced produce, bridging the trust divide between buyers and sellers while at it.
Virridy wants to tackle water insecurity in a world still dependent on irrigation for food
July 5, 2022
The US startup recently raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and adoption of its water management sensors.
Africa saw 7.5x increase in agrifintech venture funding in 2021, Europe lags: report
July 5, 2022
A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.
Upskilling African farmers, promoting organic ag, and following India’s example: 3 takeaways from Agritec Africa
June 23, 2022
The 7th Agritec Africa Conference was a three-day event showcasing agricultural technologies. Key sessions involved organic agriculture, soil health and its conservation, agri-mechanization and application of plasticulture.
How Good Nature Agro is layering digital tools to unlock better services for Zambia’s farmers
June 22, 2022
In providing access to quality inputs, financing, and training, Good Nature Agro is aiming at ultimately helping Zambia’s farmers – the primary income earners in rural Zambia – transition to the middle class through higher incomes.
Meet the Founder: Hello Savanna’s Oumar Barou Togola on creating market access for Malian female smallholder
June 17, 2022
Hailing from Mali, Oumar Barou Togola wanted to give back to his home country in a way that empowered and subsequently increased incomes for the project’s benefactors – female smallholders. Thus the journey of Hello Savanna began.
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