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Entrepreneurs transforming agric through tech


Published on 2024-11-30 20:00:51 - Bill Williamson, WOPRAI
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  • By leveraging agritech, data analytics, and climate-smart farming techniques, they empower smallholder farmers, improve productivity, and create employment opportunities.

The article from PunchNG discusses how Nigerian entrepreneurs are leveraging technology to revolutionize the agricultural sector. It highlights several key initiatives: ColdHubs provides solar-powered cold storage solutions to reduce post-harvest losses, enabling farmers to store produce longer and sell at better prices. Thrive Agric uses technology to connect smallholder farmers with markets, offering them access to finance, quality inputs, and training. Farmcrowdy employs a crowd-farming model where investors fund farming projects, and in return, receive a share of the profits, thus reducing the financial risk for farmers. Releaf focuses on processing raw agricultural produce into higher-value products, using AI to optimize operations. These tech-driven approaches not only enhance productivity and profitability but also aim to make agriculture more sustainable and appealing to the younger generation, thereby addressing food security and economic development in Nigeria.

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