Tag: solar power

Growing Food for Growing Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Agtech in Emerging Markets

May 19, 2016

Marcus Glassman from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shares his key takeaways from the recent event and the report released by the council.

6 Questions with Kenyan Irrigation Tech Provider SunCulture on Startup Funding Challenge

January 6, 2016

SunCulture, a company creating solar-powered irrigation kits for smallholder farmers, discusses the challenges of getting startup funding in Africa.

Cold Storage Maker Ecozen Raises $1m from Omninvore Partners

April 7, 2015

Ecozen, which makes solar-powered cold storage and irrigation products for farmers, announced today that the company had raised a $1m Series A from Omnivore Partners. The company will use the funds to expand production capacity and expand its market research.