Articles about agritech

Treasury grant initiative to pump R5m into untapped economies

National Treasury looks to fund the next set of innovative businesses in the green and informal economies through its Jobs Fund.

FinTech Summit Africa partners with Start-up World Cup competition for collaboration and $1m prize money

FinTech Summit Africa is collaborating to support emerging start-ups and provide them with significant opportunities for development and success.

Accelerator seeks SA agritech, cleantech disruptors

Anza-TUT Future Tech Challenge participants stand a chance of getting up to R5 million in venture capital funding.

KZN-based agritech start-up charts expansion

AgriKool will expand to other provinces, amid growing demand for its agricultural e-trading platform in KwaZulu-Natal.

Puno Greenery facilitates investments in agricultural assets

The agritech crowd-farming platform will connect farmers to investors who will help them grow their businesses.

Pitching competition opens for African agritech start-ups

During Pitch AgriHack 2022, $45 000 in prizes will be awarded to six winners in three categories.

Agritech app developer scoops entrepreneurship award

The Basket online shopping app, created by Lunga Momoza, connects fruit and vegetable farmers to a direct market.

Agritech start-up Nile gets R40m Naspers boost

The investment is part of a R83 million equity round led by Naspers Foundry, alongside new investors.

Agritech firm IQ Logistica unveils mobile farming app

The app monitors farming activities, including contract management, weather reporting, soil moisture and yield reporting.

Limpopo turns to hackathon to find agritech solutions

Aspiring young software developers gather in Limpopo to seek tech solutions to enhance agriculture.

Motsepe Foundation names global innovation finalists

The foundation and Milken Institute select 25 teams to enhance their agritech solutions for the real world.

Microsoft backs The Awareness Company in agritech push

The agritech programme will enable smallholder farmers to improve efficiencies in their farming operations through the use of operational insights.