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AI and technology in African farming
SA-founded clinical AI startup Healthleap raises $38m seed, Series A funding
South Africa-founded clinical AI startup Healthleap has raised US$38 million in combined seed and Series A funding as it looks to expand its offering to more conditions. Founded in South Africa in 2022 by siblings Josiah…
Disrupt Africa3 days agoAIDataUganda’s Sandi AI helps farmer savings groups access solar irrigation without loans
Ugandan agri-tech startup Sandi AI is turning smallholder farmer savings groups into a route to owning solar irrigation equipment, with no loans, collateral or credit scores required. Founded in 2021 by Douglas Albert Ki…
Disrupt Africa28 Sept 2026AIDataCassava and Vodafone bring Nvidia-powered AI data centre to Egypt
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Cassava's $1 billion Egypt AI data centre, Côte d'Ivoire's first state data centre, Uber's promise that UberX drivers will not lose their jobs in South Africa, and the NCC's concern about …
Techpoint Africa14 Sept 2026AIDataMyca raises $1.3m pre-seed to put AI agents in charge of agribusiness field operations
New capital will help Myca widen its geographical footprint across Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and India. The post Myca raises $1.3m pre-seed to put AI agents in charge of agribusiness field operations appeared…
AgFunderNews7 Oct 2026AISudan: Climate Change, Drone Attacks Exacerbate Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis
Aid groups warn of an imminent collapse of the health system as fighting continues to displace civilians amid the planting season. The UN has extended an arms embargo, but only for Darfur.
DW via AllAfrica7 days agoRemote sensingGhana: Complete Farmer Secures $2.4m IFC Loan to Expand Farmer Financing
Ghanaian agritech company Complete Farmer has secured a $2.4 million convertible loan from the International Finance Corporation to expand financing for smallholder farmers. IFC is also providing $480,000 in advisory sup…
Daba Finance via AllAfrica5 Oct 2026AgtechSouth Africa: Farm Workers March in Cape Town for Public Land to Be Released for Housing
The march followed the three-day National Farm Worker Platform, hosted by the Women on Farms Project
GroundUp via AllAfrica13 days agoDataNigeria: New Google Trends Data Shows Nigerians' Growing Taste for Cold Brew, Sweet Lattes
Nigerians are showing growing interest in cold brews, dessert-inspired lattes and making café-style coffee at home, according to new Google Trends data.
This Day via AllAfrica7 Oct 2026Data
Across African agriculture
Uganda: Indigenous Sorghum Offers Hope to Teso Farmers Amid Prolonged Dry Spells
Farmers in the Teso Sub-region are turning to indigenous crop varieties to cope with prolonged dry spells, but fluctuating market prices, rising production costs and inadequate storage facilities continue to threaten hou…
Nile Post via AllAfricayesterdayUganda: Rubanda Farmers Receive Solar-Powered Pumps to Combat Drought, Food Shortages
Farmers in Rubanda District struggling with food shortages caused by a prolonged drought have received two solar-powered water pumps to support irrigation and sustain crop production.
Nile Post via AllAfricayesterdayGhana: Cocobod Distributes 2.8m Cocoa Seedlings to 2,705 Farmers
TECHIMAN -- THE Ghana COCOBOD has distributed more than 2.8 million free hybrid cocoa seedlings, including 67,794 economic shade trees, to 2,705 farmers in the Techiman South District of the Bono East Region.
Ghanaian Times via AllAfricayesterdayNigeria: Nigerian Govt Sets Up Committee to Expedite Agricultural Interventions, Boost Food Security
VP Shettima demands blueprint on strategic implementation from members.
Premium Times via AllAfricayesterdayKenya: Livestock Bill Proposes New Fund, Research Agency to Boost Sector
Nairobi -- The proposed Livestock Bill, 2026, seeks to establish a dedicated fund, new regulatory bodies and a separate research agency to strengthen Kenya's livestock industry, improve market access and increase the val…
Capital FM via AllAfricayesterdaySudan: Severe Bread Shortage Hits Sudan Capital As Flour Supplies Dwindle
Khartoum / El Gezira -- A sharp flour shortage is leaving families in Khartoum state with less bread available in the markets as prices soar, with consumers now getting half as much for the same money, the state's bakers…
Dabanga via AllAfricayesterday
Agtech worldwide
Lumi AI finds new home at Newforma as agentic analytics gathers pace
AI that touches project decisions must meet three tests, says Newforma. Answers must be explainable, verifiable against the source data, and accurate enough to act on. The post Lumi AI finds new home at Newforma as agent…
AgFunderNewsyesterdayAIDataIt’s time to take action on cybersecurity in agrifood
Growth in AI, automation, and digitization put cybersecurity at the center of food security. The post It’s time to take action on cybersecurity in agrifood appeared first on AgFunderNews.
AgFunderNews10 days agoAIData🎥 What is agrihealth—and can it become an investable category? The First Thirty makes the case
Falling costs in genomics, sensing and AI are making it easier to connect data across soil, plants, and animals to human health, says Antony Yousefian. The post 🎥 What is agrihealth—and can it become an investable categ…
AgFunderNews24 Sept 2026AIDataCan Culta take Japan’s premium fruit model global?
Culta claims to be “building the world’s fastest AI-based non-GMO and non-gene-edited crop breeding platform.” The post Can Culta take Japan’s premium fruit model global? appeared first on AgFunderNews.
AgFunderNews14 Sept 2026AIDataBuilders VC and others back SweetAg’s bid to modernize the agricultural lending process
The company raised $7.4 million to bring its AI-based agrifintech platform to more agricultural lenders around the US. The post Builders VC and others back SweetAg’s bid to modernize the agricultural lending process appe…
AgFunderNews7 Sept 2026AIDataReservoir Farms expands to Pacific Northwest to accelerate physical AI
Ag robotics specialist Reservoir is opening a new site in Washington State as its on-farm community for physical AI expands to tree fruit and blueberries. The post Reservoir Farms expands to Pacific Northwest to accelera…
AgFunderNews2 days agoAI
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