Agriculture
- Announcements
Mastercard, dfcu Bank, Rabo Partnerships plan to Digitise Uganda Agricultural Ecosystem
dfcu Bank, Mastercard, Rabo Partnerships unite to digitise Ugandan agriculture, boosting smallholder farmers' access to markets and credit
- Startups
Pitch AgriHack 2023: Agritech Competition Aims to Transform African Agriculture
AGRF, Heifer International, and Generation Africa launch Pitch AgriHack 2023, a competition to foster agritech innovation
- Opinion
Agtech: A Pivotal Force Driving Climate Change Action in Agriculture
How agricultural technology (Agtech) is driving climate change action in agriculture, revolutionising practices, and promoting sustainability.
- Startups
Climate Tech Startup Amini Raises $2M to Address Africa’s Data Scarcity
Amini raises $2M to address Africa's environmental data scarcity, offering advanced analytics and actionable insights.
- News
AFEX Dominates as Africa’s Fastest-Growing Company, According to Financial Times
AFEX emerges as Africa's fastest-growing company, topping Financial Times' ranking of fastest-growing companies.
- Startups
AFEX invites Kenyan talents to apply for Ag-hackathon at Code Cash Crop event
AFEX Code Cash Crop event in Kenya invites young entrepreneurs to create innovative ideas for solving ecosystem problems.
- Startups
Kenya’s iProcure closes $10.2M Series B to expand to Uganda and Tanzania
The funding will support iProcure’s expansion into Uganda & Tanzania, as well as the launch of a credit offering for agro-retailers
- Startups
Koolboks closes $2.5M Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration across Africa
Koolboks renewable energy company to expand pay-as-you-go cold storage solution for off-grid users in Kenya
- Startups
Nigeria’s AFEX expands to Kenya; To empower small farmers
AFEX has launched a $1 million loan program that will allow farmers gain access to seed and fertiliser to mitigate…
- News
Microsoft invests in Kenyan Agriculture Platform to promote Digitalisation
Microsoft is investing in the Kenyan National Agriculture Platform as a key initiative to drive digitalization in agriculture
- News
Twiga Foods invests $10M in Commercial Farming Subsidiary
Twiga Foods has today launched "Twiga Fresh" a subsidiary that will focus on "modern and commercial farming.
- Startups
Tushop, a Kenyan community-commerce platform, has raised $3 million Pre-seed funding
Tushop approaches commerce differently by working with community leaders to know what different households need and then buying in groups.
- News
Kenya’s Twiga Foods part of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies in 2022
Twiga Foods listed alongside Shein, TikTok and Opibus as the Top 100 Most Influential Companies worldwide on TIME's 2022 List.
- Startups
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric raises $56.4 Million Debt Funding to expand to new markets
ThriveAgric has announced it has raised $56.4 Million in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors.
- Startups
4 Kenyan Startups selected for FAST Accelerator Program by Microsoft and Flapmax
Twelve companies have been selected for the FAST Accelerator Microsoft program with 4 of them being Kenyan Startups
