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Nigerian agro-technology startup Farmcrowdy won the African Digital Enterprise Award for its solution that makes farms available for sponsorship
Farmcrowdy which launched a mobile application [19659003] and obtained US $ 1 million in start-up funds allowing users to participate in Crowdfund farms.
Funds are used for a variety of purposes: securing land, planting seeds, insuring farmers, and producing. harvest, with sponsors able to follow the process and receive feedback on their sponsorship.
The Digital Business Award of the year was awarded at the annual Global Business Awards (GABA) ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Launched last year, GABA was founded to celebrate, honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of African organizations and professionals.
Other nominees for the Digital Commerce Award of the year included the Konga, Jumia, Zando, Dressmeoutlet, Mall for Africa and DealDey e-commerce platforms, as well as the WeFarm agroprocessing company, the Interswitch payment gateway and the Delvv.io marketing start-up.
"We are honored to have our hard work aimed at making an impact on rural farmers recognized.We are delighted with the great opportunities that lie ahead as we continually strive to stay at the forefront of the world. technological innovation in agriculture across Nigeria and possibly the African continent, "said Onyeka Akumah, founder and CEO of Farmcrowdy. 19659008] With a team of 35 people, Farmcrowdy has, over the last 20 months, helped more than 7,000 rural farmers and given thousands of farmers a platform to participate in agriculture from their land. computers or mobile phones
rice and cbadava on more than 8,000 acres of farmland in less than two years, and raise nearly 600,000 chickens to boost food production in Nigeria.
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