News Releaf secures $4.2 million to scale Nigeria's oil palm sector Releaf has secured $4.2 million in seed funding and grants to drive the industrialization of food processing for Africa which will also enable Nigeria’s Oil Palm sector
News Pula raises $6 million to scale agricultural insurance for farmers across Africa Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6 million Series A fundraise.
News Winners of African Development Bank AgriPitch Competition to share $120,000 The African Development Bank AgriPitch competition is open to youth aged 18 to 35 who hold African nationality or citizenship and who submit their application online by 23rd October
Spotlight How Thrive Agric plans to steady its coronavirus-rocked boat Thrive Agric, the presently embattled agritech investment company, has released a statement detailing its plans for paying subscribers.
FCMB ColdHubs emerges winner of the FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 Nigerian Startup—ColdHubs—won the grand prize of N1 million ($2600) in the hotly contested FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch.
FCMB FCMB decides finalist in 2020 Agritech EPIC pitch The month long competition finally comes to a close on the 28th of August, with six finalists vying for the top prize of ₦1 million.
Events 10 startups in Africa4Future Aerospace Accelerator 2020 Cohort unveiled in a virtual showcase 10 startups are in Africa4Future Aerospace Accelerator 2020 cohort. Four of the ten startups in the 2020 cohort are from Nigeria. All the 10 startups were unveiled in a virtual showcase organised by CcHUB, BizLab and GIZ.
News Farmcrowdy acquires Best Foods Livestock and Poultry Limited Farmcrowdy has announced its acquisition of Best Foods Livestock and Poultry Limited to deepen its footprint in the livestock value chain.
