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ColdHubs (Nigeria) and Hello Tractor (Kenya) are the winners of Heifer International’s US$1.5 million AYuTe Africa Challenge
The winners of the inaugural US$1.5 million Heifer International AYuTe Africa Challenge were announced today: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO...
Read moreAgricorp, a Nigerian-based agritech spices exporter, has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round
Series A funding of $17.5 million was raised by Agricorp International, a Nigerian spice manufacturing, processing, and exporting company, to...
Read moreZowasel, a Nigerian agritech startup, has received $100,000 in funding from Guinness and Promasidor.
At the UN World Food Programme Zero Hunger Sprint, Nigerian agri-tech firm Zowasel received US$100,000 in funding from Guinness Nigeria...
Read moreSouth African agritech startup Khula secures $1.3 million in funding to scale its operations
Khula, a South African agritech startup, has raised $1.3 million in a seed round to expand operations throughout the country....
Read moreThe UNCDF Agritech Challenge 2021 is now accepting applications for innovative Agritech solutions to address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has launched the Agritech Challenge in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, the Bill...
Read moreApollo, a Kenyan agritech startup, has received a $1 million debt financing to help small-scale farmers
Apollo, a Kenya-based agritech startup, has secured a $1 million debt financing to help small-scale farmers. The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC...
Read moreMozare3, an Egyptian agtech startup, has raised over $1 million in seed funding to help small farmers gain access to markets and loans
Mozare3, an Egyptian agricultural technology firm, has secured over $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Algebra Ventures and...
Read moreThe Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have announced the launch of a US$2 million agri-tech prize program to support African innovation and entrepreneurship
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation today announced the Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize program, a multi-year project that will focus...
Read moreAfrica’s agricultural production is expected to double as development banks and institutions pledge US$17 billion to boost food security
In a bold bid to counter raising hunger on the African continent and boost food security, a coalition of multilateral...
Read moreOKO, an insurtech startup, has raised $1.2 million in funding to provide insurance to smallholder farmers as well as to expand across Africa
OKO has received a seed investment of USD$1.2 million from Newfund and ResiliAnce in a funding round. Mercy Corps Venture,...
Read moreUSAID has launched a COVID-19 Food Security Challenge, which will grant $3 million in funding to Nigerian agribusinesses
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge, which will grant US$3...
Read moreFounders Factory Africa and Small Foundation have partnered to invest in Agritech startups
Founders Factory Africa, a South African investment firm founded by Roo Rogers and Alina Truhina, has announced a partnership with...
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