Agriculture
- Startups
Uganda’s Emata Secures $2.4 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Agricultural Finance
Ugandan agritech Emata secures $2.4M seed funding, aims to revolutionize agricultural finance, expand across East Africa.
- Startups
GoGettaz 2023 Awards $116,000 To African Agripreneurs
Winners of 2023 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize announced. Top agripreneurs awarded for innovative solutions in African agriculture.
- News
African Agripreneurs Shine: WAYA2023 Winners Revealed
WAYA2023 awards recognize outstanding female agripreneurs in Africa, celebrating innovation, contribution to agriculture, and empowerment.
- Startups
AFEX Crowns Winners in Grand Code Cash Crop 4.0 Finale
AFEX hosts Code Cash Crop 4.0; Mr Yakubu wins $10,000 for Farm Central Intelligence; Kenyan teams also triumph.
- 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.
