Archives Tag: Agritech
Creating Traceability Systems for Agritech Startups
April 19, 2022
Agritech startups are transforming the agriculture industry by introducing innovative technologies that address the challenges faced by farmers. One of the critical areas that startups can focus on is creating traceability systems for agricultural products. Traceability systems enable farmers to track their products from the farm to the consumer, providing transparency in the supply … Continue reading Creating Traceability Systems for Agritech Startups
The GSMA AgriTech Accelerator 2023 for Startups Providing Digital Agriculture Solutions
April 19, 2022
Applications are currently open for the 2023 edition of the GSMA AgriTech Accelerator. If you lead a startup that’s providing digital solutions to major challenges faced by farmers, you may consider applying for a place in the program. Read more about Opportunities The GSMA AgriTech Accelerator has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry … Continue reading The GSMA AgriTech Accelerator 2023 for Startups Providing Digital Agriculture Solutions
The GROW Impact Accelerator Program 2023
April 19, 2022
The GROW Impact Accelerator is now open to entries from agritech startups from across the world. If you run an enterprise in this sector that’s working to make agriculture and agro-allied industries operate more efficiently and in an eco-friendly manner, you may consider applying for a place in the accelerator. Read more about Opportunities … Continue reading The GROW Impact Accelerator Program 2023
Apply For The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Future Females Business School GreenTech And AgriTech Program 2022
April 19, 2022
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub is inviting women who have an idea for a GreenTech or AgriTech startup, or currently run one, to apply for its Business School program for ventures in those niches. Read more about Opportunities It has designed this program to help female entrepreneurs build tech-driven startups with a focus on agriculture and … Continue reading Apply For The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Future Females Business School GreenTech And AgriTech Program 2022
$45,000 On Offer In The Pitch AgriHack 2022 Digital Agriculture Competition For AgriTech Startups
April 19, 2022
PitchAgriHack is currently receiving applications from businesses that are developing technology-driven solutions to challenges faced by players in the agricultural sector. It invites AgriTech startups from across Africa at various stages of growth to enter its competition, in which winners will receive cash prizes. Read more about Opportunities Generation Africa, a platform of the AGRF, … Continue reading $45,000 On Offer In The Pitch AgriHack 2022 Digital Agriculture Competition For AgriTech Startups
How To Build And Grow An AgriTech Company In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
AgriTech is a portmanteau of “agriculture” and “technology”. To clearly define it, agricultural technology or agrotechnology is the use of technology in agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture to improve yield, efficiency, and profitability. Agricultural technology can be products, services or applications derived from agriculture that improve various input/output processes. On the other hand, an AgriTech startup … Continue reading How To Build And Grow An AgriTech Company In Nigeria
3 Solutions Nigerian FinTechs Can Provide The Agricultural Sector In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
FinTechs in Nigeria have not yet explored the opportunities of solving a series of problems plaguing the Nigerian agricultural sector. This problem is a global situation. Many FinTechs are yet to see the possibilities of delving into the agricultural sector fully. Read more about FinTech Many FinTechs are rather focused on businesses outside agribusiness. … Continue reading 3 Solutions Nigerian FinTechs Can Provide The Agricultural Sector In Nigeria
Notable Technological Advancements In Agriculture
April 19, 2022
No matter how many improvements the world makes, nothing would take the place of agriculture. Agriculture remains one of the goldmines in Nigeria, and when exploited effectively, yields great results. With the advent of technology, different improvements have been introduced to make the process of agricultural activities a lot easier, as so much more … Continue reading Notable Technological Advancements In Agriculture
Releaf Partners With IITA To Improve Growth And Sustainability In Oil Palm Production
April 19, 2022
Releaf, an AgriTech startup that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions that make African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable, has partnered with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to improve growth and sustainability in oil palm production in Nigeria and across Africa. The partnership will enable the startup and the award-winning research-for-development organisation … Continue reading Releaf Partners With IITA To Improve Growth And Sustainability In Oil Palm Production
$100,000 In Startup Funding Available In The Thrive VIII Accelerator Program 2022
April 19, 2022
If you’re an AgriTech startup and you’re looking for funding and opportunities to scale, here’s a chance you can take advantage of. Read more about Opportunities The Thrive Accelerator is inviting AgriTech startups from across the world to apply for its virtual and in-person accelerator program. The program will provide participating startups with investment, … Continue reading $100,000 In Startup Funding Available In The Thrive VIII Accelerator Program 2022
Releaf Secures $4.2 million In Seed Funding And Grants To Drive The Industrialisation Of Food Processing In Africa
April 19, 2022
The new funding will support the development and scaling of technology solutions for Nigeria’s Oil Palm sector Releaf, an AgriTech start-up that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions that make African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable, has raised $2.7 million seed funding in a round led by Samurai Incubate Africa, Future Africa … Continue reading Releaf Secures $4.2 million In Seed Funding And Grants To Drive The Industrialisation Of Food Processing In Africa
Anthony Owei Is Enabling Nigerians To Earn From Poultry Farming, Wherever They Are
April 19, 2022
When we think of farming, we often picture people in worn-out garbs surrounded by greenery. They may be bent over and striking the ground with hoes, or plucking fruits or cobs and dropping them into the baskets they’re carrying. Read more about Business Or they could be in a pen, tending to hundreds of … Continue reading Anthony Owei Is Enabling Nigerians To Earn From Poultry Farming, Wherever They Are
2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: ePoultry
April 19, 2022
In the past few years, there’s been a proliferation of crowdfunded AgriTech investment businesses in Nigeria. These companies are providing digital platforms that allow individuals to invest in agriculture. This helps farmers with the funding they need to scale; it also yields profits for the people who invest in the farms. Read more about … Continue reading 2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: ePoultry
The Federal Ministry Of Science And Technology
April 19, 2022
The Ministry of Science and Technology is the government civil service arm primarily in charge of fostering government policy on science and technology in the bid to drive socio-economic national growth. It is one of Nigeria’s 42 ministerial portfolios as presently constituted. It is headed by Ogbonnaya Onu of Ebonyi State who has been … Continue reading The Federal Ministry Of Science And Technology
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Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers In The Fight Against Locusts
April 19, 2022
Kuzi is a free early warning tool, delivered by SMS, that helps farmers across Africa to predict and control locust attacks. Kuzi uses satellite data, soil sensor data, ground meteorological observation, and machine learning to predict the breeding, occurrence, and migration routes of desert locusts. Farmers and pastoralists receive free SMS alerts 2-3 months … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers In The Fight Against Locusts
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