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.
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.
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.
This is McCain’s second “Farm of the Future,” after noticing promising results from its first in Canada, which saw a 16% decline in use of synthetic fertilizer.
Agri-SMEs in Africa and Southeast Asia need $160 billion in funding to tackle climate change; but they’re getting just a third of that, a new report says.
Nile, a fresh produce marketplace connecting farmers to enterprise buyers, will use the funds to expand beyond the Southern Africa region.
Victory Farms, East Africa’s largest commercial fish farmer, is setting its sights further afield in DRC, Tanzania and Rwanda.
A bioeconomy approach to the utilization and conservation of biological resources can lead to “better nutrition and more resilient livelihoods” in Africa.
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
Corteva Agriscience has recently invested in a South Africa-based seed treatment facility to help in developing healthier seeds and reducing yield loss.
It’s raising the insects on organic byproducts such as food waste, before converting them into proteins and oils for use in animal feed.
The agribusiness marketplace for Ghanaian smallholders has raised $6.5 million in equity and $6.4 million in debt.
For Earth Day 2022, we explore some of Africa’s ecosystem enablers working to support and finance climate-smart agriculture startups.
It’s digitalizing Asian and African agribusiness with software that helps mid- to large-size operations manage their data and finances.
Kenya’s Tushop is scaling to allow communities to purchase groceries in groups, thereby getting wholesale prices for goods.
SokoFresh provides a mobile cold storage solution for smallholders in Kenya, based on a ‘pay-as-you-store’ business model.
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.
The Nairobi-based startup – formerly known as Sokowatch – enables informal grocery retailers to restock and finance their stores via its mobile app.
The accelerator plans to back 100 entrepreneurs working on financial and climate resilience innovation over the next four years.
It’ll now be able to back more high-growth, ‘mid-cap’ agribusinesses aiming to become regional and global players, says chief investment officer Chris Isaac.
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