Agriculture

Crenov8 to Launch the 3rd edition of AgroTrade Promotion Event, Meet the Farmers’ Conference 2019.

Focusing on Agriculture and Technology, Crenov8 Consulting, a leading Management Consulting and Digital Firm in Dubai is set to host the agribusiness gathering – Meet the Farmers’ Conference (MTFC) on the 27th and 28th of November in Dubai. Now in

Did You Know? You Can Insure Your Farm Products With The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation

You can insure yourself against the loss of your house, cars, or health. But what about your farm, if you’re a farmer- can you insure that too?  You can, thanks to the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation  (NAIC), the government-backed institution

Did You Know? Nigeria is the Largest Producer of Fresh Tomatoes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Seasonal foods are foods that are harvested at a particular time of the year. This is usually the time when the produce is the cheapest and the freshest in the market. Now, you may not have considered this but every

Farmcrowdy Closes on Additional Seed Funding of $1 Million

Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to invest in agriculture, today announced that it has closed on additional seed funding of $1 million. This follows on from the company’s initial investments of $1 million in

FarmCrowdy Named Agritech Company of the Year at the Nigeria Technology Awards 2018

Nigerian startup Farmcrowdy has recently added two more awards to its growing haul of accolades. The company was named agritech platform of the year at the 2018 edition of the Nigeria Technology Awards, which held on Saturday, November 1. Its

How FarmCrowdy Became Nigeria’s Top Agritech Startup

The vast majority of Nigeria’s 38 million farmers grow crops and rear livestock and poultry on a relatively small scale. For them, the seasonal nature of agriculture is a big constraint. Revenues come in at specific periods of the year,

Investment Lessons From The Rise of Modern Farm Franchises in Nigeria

Any country with a population of over 170 million inhabitants should be a viable market for small businesses and thousands of franchises! Sadly, this assumption does not necessarily hold true in Nigeria, due to some factors. On face value, franchising

ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Abebi Farm Fresh Plus

Business startup stories are as varied as the backgrounds and lives of the founders whose entrepreneurial journeys they recount. The really interesting ones draw us in with their anecdotes and inspire us with the victories they speak of. But in

Did You Know? Nigeria’s Groundnut Pyramids

Groundnut pyramids have become a symbol of national nostalgia for Nigerians. They get mentioned in laments and rants critical of the country’s economic state, and are referred to in school history classes and in discussions by older citizens who remember

Business Profile: Farmers’ Corner Community

Farmers’ Corner is an entity that has created a community of farmers, “agro-preneurs”, investors and others interested in moving agricultural system forward in Nigeria, West Africa and the world at large. Farmers’ Corner Community is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious

Startup Grind Lagos Hosts Onyeka Akumah, Co-founder Of Farmcrowdy, In July

Startup Grind Lagos will be hosting Onyeka Akumah, Co-Founder of Farmcrowdy –referred to as Nigeria’s first Digital Agriculture platform, in her fireside chat for the month of July Meetup. This month’s Meetup is themed “Are You Investor-ready?”, and will also

Did You Know? Nigeria Is Africa’s Biggest Agritech Market

Nigeria hasn’t been on the global agritech scene for long. Until a few years ago, you could probably count the number of tech startups in the country’s agriculture sector on the fingers of one hand. Ecommerce and fintech took the

Africa’s Largest Egg Plant Will Be Inaugurated In Ondo State

The Federal Government is setting its sights on saving Nigeria at least $1 billion in foreign exchange, with its planned inauguration of a large eggplant in the country’s South West. News of the plant’s impending launch broke on Tuesday. The

How To Start A Tomato Farm

Even as Nigeria makes plans to diversify its revenue base away from oil, many have failed to tap into the agricultural sector. One of such opportunities, to be found in the agricultural sector, and to utilize efficiently this year, is

These Are Nigeria’s Top Ten Agricultural Exports Right Now

As Nigeria tries to shift the weight of its economic dependence away from crude oil and on to more stable and sustainable pillars, agriculture has become an attractive revenue generation option for the private and public sector. The government proclaims

Nigeria’s Tomato Business: Emerging from the Red?

Tomatoes haven’t always been a part of the average Nigerian’s diet. First cultivated in South America, they were spread throughout the world by roaming European colonists. Today, tomatoes are a necessary ingredient for many West African dishes. Because tomatoes have

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