WAW-Women in Agribusiness Week’s Post

It’s Agri-Trivia Friday!! Are you a true agripreneur with the knowledge to back it up? Let's put it to the test! #Trivia #agribusinesstest #africanagribusiness #knowledge #agribusinessindustry

Tomorrow I will have a panel discussion on 'Harnessing informal seed system for Sustainable seed business' at National Seed Congress with excellent panel members. Join us #Seedequal #seedbusiness International Potato Center (CIP) CGIAR

My guest today is Uka Eje , the co-founder and CEO of ThriveAgric. I've known Uka since 2017, when he and his co-founder, Ayo, received their first institutional investment from Ventures Platform Fund. ThriveAgric empowers nearly one million smallholder farmers on the continent with technology, credit, and access-to-market. The company started as an idea between two classmates, and their journey so far has involved overcoming operational and financial hurdles, surviving a near collapse during the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting, and maturing into one of the most impactful businesses in Africa. This year, ThriveAgric was recognized by the Financial Times as one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, with partnerships with major offtakers like Flour Mills of Nigeria, Dangote Foods, and Nestle. In this episode, we discussed: - The uniqueness and importance of ThriveAgric’s business model, including how they enable capital and market access for smallholder farmers, organizing them into efficient production clusters, resulting in significant yield increases. - The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including logistical disruptions, and how ThriveAgric fortified its risk management and operational capabilities. - The pivotal decision to bring in a more experienced CEO, Adia Sowho, to help rebuild stakeholder trust, stabilize operations, and refocus efforts towards the company’s long-term growth. - Uka’s growth as a leader through the different phases of the company’s journey. I am grateful to Uka for having an honest conversation with me, so of which he had not shared publicly before. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. https://lnkd.in/eM3SigKR

The final day of #FTMTA24 is full of action!🚜😍 Here's what to expect from FarmHand, Valtra & Vantage Ireland. #FarmMachinery #AgriMachinery #AgTech #AgInnovation

Ahead of the World Agri-Tech summit in Mexico City later this month, we sit down with Pat McCullough to dive into the financial challenges facing the fresh produce industry. 🌱💰 Watch the 4min interview to hear how ProducePay are helping growers to ensure long-term sustainability and financial stability. #AgTech #Agriculture #Finance #WorldAgriTech #ProduceIndustry

What makes a business model truly smallholder-inclusive? And how can agribusinesses effectively integrate smallholder farmers into their operational strategies with impact, and in a way that makes business sense? These are some of the key questions explored during a recent knowledge-sharing webinar held on 31 October, hosted by IDH in partnership with with TechnoServe’s CASA Program and AgDevCo. The panel discussions emphasised the importance of diagonistic tools to guide investments and interventions. Participants also gained valuable insights into cost-efficiency, farmer loyalty and digitisation as crucial factors for success. Representing the IDH team, Kafui Adjogatse, CFA shared lessons from the recently completed FarmFit Program, offering practical strategies and examples for agribusinesses. Did you miss the webinar? You can still catch up! 🎥 Watch the recording: https://lnkd.in/e8kPXGg9 📖 Learn more about the Farmfit Program here: https://lnkd.in/eMQMWjSa #InclusiveBusiness

"Certainly the growth wouldn't have happened without EID for one, and then software to manage the data that we collect. We first ran across Sapien in 2012, and together we've worked pretty well, there have been lots of improvements over that time to where we are now, and it just makes life easier at this end" Matt Tonissen from Chrome Sheep Stud reflects on the impact Sapien Technology has had on their operations. For the Sapien team, the focus remains on delivering value through data collection, and continuing to make life simpler for livestock producers across Australia. https://bit.ly/4giqDv2

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Curious about what FarmByte is up to? . Check out our 2024 corporate video to see how we’re equipping farmers with cutting-edge digital tools, leveraging data-driven technology, and driving sustainability for the future of agriculture. . Let’s shape the future of farming together! . #AgrofoodRevolution #FarmByte #FutureOfFarming

It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here, what better time than now? #PowerThruPositiveThinking #LifeAtFarmByte #FarmByters #farmbyte #agriculture #startup