Ag marketplace DeHaat adds farmer advisory services to its platform with AgriCentral acquisition
January 22, 2025
DeHaat says the acquisition will extend its reach to more than 12 million smallholder farmers across India.
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Tag: agribusiness marketplaces
YoLa Fresh founders on how a more efficient food system can reduce emissions and water consumption in Africa.
November 4, 2024
In an interview with AgFunder News YoLa Fresh co-founders explain how their company is addressing key challenges like food waste, inefficiencies in fresh produce distribution, and limited market access for smallholder farmers.
Ag Marketplaces & Fintech startups are the most popular category of African agrifoodtech investment in 2024
October 28, 2024
Startups in the Ag Marketplaces & Fintech category have taken the top spot for funding in recent months, bringing in $65 million, or 41% total investment on the continent so far in 2024
Agribusiness platform Agrizy secures $9.8m to connect India’s small food processors with global markets
August 7, 2024
Agrizy provides a fully managed B2B marketplace with a variety of digital tools connecting food producers and local and international buyers.
Bangladesh’s Fashol tackles the agrifood supply chain to stabilize food prices for farmers and reduce food waste
July 30, 2024
Fashol aims to stabilize food prices for farmers and reduce supply chain waste through its agribusiness marketplace.
Yola Fresh banks $7m to end smallholder farmer reliance on middlemen and boost access to fair pricing
June 3, 2024
“Our system is anchored on delivering fresh produce at the right price in a timely manner,” says co-founder Youssef Mamou.
Who’s investing in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers?
May 22, 2024
Mitigation receives about 90% of global public and private climate financing, which frequently sidelines efforts around adaptation.
From novel cereals to electrostimulation for plants: AgFunder’s GROW Impact Accelerator selects 8 startups for 5th cohort
May 14, 2024
This year saw Singapore-based agrifoodtech ecosystem builder GROW attract the highest-quality applicant pool in the accelerator’s history.
With $1bn in farm operating lines, FBN sees ‘a greater need for financing’ on the near horizon
March 14, 2024
As farm production costs increase, more farmers look to alternative financing options to pay for inputs, equipment and other needs.
300,000 tons of grain and counting: Nigeria’s ThriveAgric aims for year-round food production for Africa’s smallholders
February 27, 2024
ThriveAgric has a target to provide $500 million in credit to 10 million smallholder farmers by 2027 and $1 billion to 20 million by 2050.
Fresh funding in hand, Shamba Pride aims to digitize last-mile distribution for Kenya’s ag inputs
February 13, 2024
Shamba Pride digitizes many tasks for agro-dealers in an effort to improve quality and traceability as well as access to information.
10 years of Farmers Business Network, from ‘tremendous fear and uncertainty’ to a ‘tremendously exciting future’
December 18, 2023
“As we matured and scaled, people got increasingly nervous about what that could mean for their business.”
Why FMO & Endeavor are partnering again to help African agrifoodtech startups ‘become investment ready’
November 24, 2023
Empowering African agrifoodtech startups in terms of funding and business strategy remains at the core of the new program.
Data snapshot: the largest funding rounds of the decade for Africa agrifoodtech
September 27, 2023
Since 2013, investors have poured $1.76 billion into the continent’s agrifood startups, with growth climbing upward much of that time.
Technology can’t solve everything but more Africa agrifoodtech investment is critical as climate change impacts and food insecurity worsen
September 25, 2023
We’ve all felt the impacts of climate change this season but they’re especially pronounced in Africa; of the 20 nations ranked as most vulnerable to climate change, all but four are African. Meanwhile acute food insecurity has dramatically increased in the past year.
Data snapshot: Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt lead the way for agrifoodtech investment in Africa
September 21, 2023
Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt cumulatively raised 86% of all funding in 2022 for African agrifoodtech startups.
3 agtech startups bringing financial inclusion to farmers in Asia Pacific
September 13, 2023
As smartphones have proliferated and technological advancements have enabled more transparency around agricultural products and pricing, farmers are gaining more trust in online tools as a means to do business and improve their finances.
‘No comment’ from Indigo Ag on valuation nose-dive report
August 31, 2023
Indigo Ag would not comment on reports that its valuation has plummeted 94% from $3.5 billion two years ago to just $200 million today.
Data snapshot: Climate and forestry solutions notably absent from Indonesia’s agrifoodtech investment landscape
August 30, 2023
Aquaculture and agribusiness marketplaces dominate Indonesia agrifoodtech investment this year, but climate tech needs more attention.
Grain-trading platform Bushel raises $26m to build up ‘the Holy Grail’ of agrifintech software
August 22, 2023
New funds will support the growth and expansion of Bushel’s ag software tools for grain traders, farmers and other agrifood business.
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