OKO
Interview

OKO Finance: Helping Smallholder Farmers Secure Their Income Via Digital Insurance

African Farmers-80% of them smallholder farmers or family-run- are grimly exposed to drought, insect attacks, and flooding. They suffer huge

OKO
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

African-focused Insurtech Startup, OKO Raises $1.2m to Bring Innovative Insurance to Smallholder Farmers Across Africa

OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a seed investment

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

AgroCenta Secures $790k Pre-Series A Funding to Scale its Agri-tech Ecosystem and Secure Crop Purchases From Smallholder Farmers

AgroCenta, an agritech startup that blends cutting edge digital innovation with traditional on the ground operations to transform the lives

Social Lender
AgricTech Fintech

Farmers Benefit From Social Lender-OCP Africa Collaboration

Over 100,000 smallholder farmers received personalised financial services from a smart funding initiative of Social Lender, a fintech company, and

Twiga
AgricTech Funding Investment

Twiga, IFC and KCB Partner US$30m on RSF Support to Farmers

Twiga and IFC’s Global SME Finance Facility are set to be part of an investment of up to Kshs 3.2billion

ColdHubs
CleanTech

Meet ColdHubs, a Solar-powered Walk-in Cold Room Helping Farmers Increase Their Income

-We will kick off our food logistic business, where we will be providing refrigerated trucks for food transportation. -We will

CBN TO SUPPORT FARMERS WITH N432 BILLION NAIRA LOAN
AgricTech Funding Government

CBN to Support Farmers With N432 Billion Loan to Boost Food Production

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced it will assist farmers with a 432 billion naira ($1.1 billion) loan

Allianz
AgricTech Insurtech

Allianz and OKO Partner to Introduce Crop Insurance to Smallholder Farmers in Africa

Allianz, the German multinational financial services company, has entered a cooperation partnership with the InsurTech start-up OKO to introduce crop

IITA
Africa AgricTech Apps Innovation Technology

IITA Launches “Herbicides Calculator App” That Will Help Farmers Control Weeds

IITA Herbicides Calculator app, an app that enables farmers to control weeds through the use of inputs, has been launched

4DX Ventures
News

The Catalyst Fund Invests $1.8 Million in 9 African Climate

The Catalyst Fund has today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This