Agritech

Kenyan agritech startup, iProcure expands into Tanzania

Kenya-based iProcure has announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance.

Inside Irritech's effort to enable irrigation in Nigeria

Founded in 2020, Irritech has provided solar-powered irrigation and water pumping systems for 2146 farmers across 16 states in Nigeria

How Flying Farmer is using drones to revolutionise agriculture in Africa

Femi Adekoya, also known as the flying farmer, is revolutionizing Nigeria’s agriculture by giving drone-powered solutions to commercial and smallholder farmers.

Farmerline lands $12.9m pre-Series A funding to consolidate infrastructure

Farmerline delivers quality farm inputs and education on the best farming practices through partner agribusinesses.

Zero To Scale: Kenneth Obiajulu — Co-founder and CEO of Agricorp International

In this edition of Zero to Scale, Agricorp CEO Kenneth Obiajulu talks about the role of technology in agriculture and how Agricorp is different from other agritech startups.

The rise and pivot of agritech crowdfunding platforms

The financial debacle of agritech startups should have been resolved last year. But Agropartnership, Crowdyvest, Farmnow, Farmpower and other agritech crowdfunding platforms still owe investors millions of naira.

Agricorp International invests $9.7 million in poultry production

Agricorp is set to produce over 40 million birds in Nigeria by 2025, create over 100,000 jobs through its Poultry Development Program and commits to invest NGN 20 billion over the next four years into poultry production.