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Agritech Startup Thrive Agric Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Boost Incomes of 50,000 Farmers
Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched an ambitious 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice, maize, and soybean.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agritech Startup Launches Programme to Support Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria
Abuja-based agritech startup Thrive Agric has launched a one-year project that aims to support 50 000 smallholder farmers that grow rice, maize, and soybean in Nigeria.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TaniHub Bags $70 Million Series B, Aims to Expand Supply Chain
TaniHub Group, one of Indonesia's top agriculture technology start-ups, has raised US$69.5 million (Rp 942 billion) in a Series B funding round to expand its supply chain outside the islands of Java and Bali.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: India’s Agricultural Sector Is Ready For a Tech-Enabled Makeover
Cutting-edge technology in the agriculture sector has become the need of the hour; it will not only help modernize the sector and increase yields but will also make it more cost-effective and improve livelihoods for farmers.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- agribusiness, agriculture, agritech, farming, technology
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Founders Factory Africa Partners With Small Foundation to Invest In 18 Agritech Startups
Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malian Insurtech Startup OKO Raises $1.2 Million for Expansion Across Africa
Malian insurtech startup OKO, which aims to provide smallholder farmers with financial security, has raises US$1.2 million in seed funding for expansion into more African countries.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Could AI Ease Food Security Fears?
Dr Liangxiu Han discusses how we might harness big data and machine learning/AI to boost global food security in these uncertain times of climate change.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Agritech Startup Dehaat Raises $30 Million Led by Prosus Ventures
Dehaat, an agritech startup, which connects small farmers with a network of small suppliers of farm input and equipment, has raised $30 million in Series C funding, led by Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures).
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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