Agritech
The latest Agritech stories, scored against the thesis and threaded over time.
CSIR-WRI Converts Fish Wastewater into Agricultural Input in Ghana Innovation
Ghana's CSIR Water Research Institute has developed a process that converts fish farming wastewater into usable crop production inputs. The innovation creates a potential circular economy link between Ghana's aquaculture and agriculture…
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Galamsey threatens Ghana food security and supply chain stability
Latest: Ghana's ports impose excavator import controls, adding a concrete enforcement mechanism to galamsey crackdown
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- 2026-08-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Lab Turns Fish Waste to Fertiliser
Ghana's CSIR Water Research Institute has developed a process that converts fish farming wastewater into usable crop production inputs. The innovation creates a potential circular economy link…
- 2026-08-12Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Agritech Gap Widened
Researchers at Ghana's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have flagged persistent shortfalls in domestic tomato and ginger production, which are deepening the country's reliance on…
- 2026-08-11Unverified — not yet reviewed
Cocoa Bill Reforms Advance
COCOBOD has stated that new Cocoa Bill reforms will protect farmers from longstanding gaps in Ghana's cocoa sector, while also defending the bill's legislative process against claims of a rushed…
- 2026-08-08Unverified — not yet reviewed
Galamsey Hits Food Supply
Ghana Extractive Watch and agricultural advocates have separately warned that illegal small-scale mining is eroding farmland and threatening food security, with GEM warning of land loss and…
- 2026-08-06Unverified — not yet reviewed
EBID-Coris €80M West Africa Deal
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development and Coris Holding have signed an €80 million financing agreement targeting food, energy and agricultural value chains across West Africa. The agreement's…
- 2026-08-05Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria AI Agri-Credit Model Launches
Nigeria's Bank of Agriculture has overhauled its digital platform to unlock credit access for farmers, reportedly using AI to improve underwriting. The model offers a replicable framework for…
- 2026-08-05Unverified — not yet reviewed
AfDB Green Youth Programme Opens
Invest in Africa has opened its Green Enterprise Programme for youth, backed by AfDB funding and including Ghana among the eligible markets. The programme carries a limited direct technology…
- 2026-07-31Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Cocoa Output Drops 16%
Ghana's cocoa production is forecast to decline by 16% in the next season, adding to pressure on the country's largest agricultural export sector. The projected drop intensifies the relevance of…
- 2026-07-21Unverified — not yet reviewed
Africa Digital Crop Protection Drive
A continent-wide digital crop protection programme is being rolled out across Africa, with reporting indicating that approximately 20 countries are receiving training. Ghana's inclusion among the…
- 2026-07-18Unverified — not yet reviewed
China Eyes West African Cocoa
China has secured tariff-free access to West African cocoa following a tariff repeal, creating new competitive market dynamics for the region's major cocoa exporters. The development has direct…
- 2026-07-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Floods Threaten Rice Zone
The Weta rice farming community in Ghana has been struck by severe flooding, damaging agricultural output in one of the country's key rice production zones. The event extends the climate and flood…
- 2026-07-12Unverified — not yet reviewed
Poultry Farmers Shut Out of Policy
Ghana's Poultry Farmers Association has stated it was not consulted during the development of the government's Nkoko Nkitikiti poultry programme. The exclusion highlights a stakeholder engagement gap…
- 2026-07-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Cocoa Lands Gulf Deals
Ghana has secured off-take agreements with Gulf-based buyers for semi-finished cocoa products, signalling momentum in the country's agricultural value-addition strategy. The deals are relevant to…
- 2026-07-07Unverified — not yet reviewed
Africa's Food Import Gap Opens
New analysis has framed Africa's $20 billion annual food import bill as a structural market failure with direct agritech investment implications for Ghana's founders and investors. The diagnosis…
- 2026-07-02Unverified — not yet reviewed
Dawhenya Greenhouse Attracts Global Delegations
Ghana's Dawhenya greenhouse facility has attracted delegations from the United States and Liberia, positioning the country's agricultural knowledge base as a potential export product. The…
- 2026-07-02Unverified — not yet reviewed
Financial Guide Targets Agri-Entrepreneurs
A practical financial management guide has been published targeting the next generation of Ghanaian agricultural entrepreneurs, covering core accounting and business planning concepts for…
- 2026-06-28Unverified — not yet reviewed
Bango Targets Food Price Transparency
Bango has launched a community price-transparency platform designed to standardise food commodity pricing and reduce information asymmetry between traders and buyers. The concept has potential local…
- 2026-06-27Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Launches National Shea Commodity Platform
Ghana's Tree Crops Development Authority has inaugurated the National Shea Commodity Platform, integrating traceability tools and real-time market data into the shea value chain. The platform…
- 2026-06-27Unverified — not yet reviewed
Illegal Mining Devours Ghana Cocoa Farmland
Illegal small-scale mining operations are encroaching on cocoa and cashew farmland in the Sunyani area, threatening agricultural productivity and the livelihoods of farming communities. The…
- 2026-06-26Unverified — not yet reviewed
Zimbabwe's Maminda Connects Smallholders to Finance
Zimbabwe's Maminda Agri-Fintech is providing smallholder farmers with integrated access to finance, advisory services, and market linkages through a single digital platform. The model addresses the…
- 2026-06-26Unverified — not yet reviewed
Tunisia's RoboCare Funds Precision Agriculture Push
Tunisia-based RoboCare has secured funding to scale precision agriculture technology across Africa and the Middle East, adding a North African operator to the continent's growing agritech funding…
- 2026-06-25Unverified — not yet reviewed
Biodiversity Loss Clouds Ghana Agritech Outlook
Ghana's CSIR-PGRRI has flagged accelerating biodiversity loss as a threat to long-term food security, while TCDA has clarified regional cashew farmgate pricing benchmarks for the 2026 season.…
- 2026-06-24Unverified — not yet reviewed
GIZ and Guinness Back 30,000 Sorghum Farmers
GIZ and Guinness Ghana have signed an MoU to develop the sorghum agricultural value chain in northern Ghana, targeting 30,000 farmers and 150 direct jobs. The partnership represents a…
- 2026-06-23Unverified — not yet reviewed
KCB Offers Kenyan Farmers 95% Tractor Financing
KCB Bank and Inchcape Kenya have launched a structured financing product offering 95% of tractor purchase costs to Kenyan farmers, providing a replicable agricultural mechanization funding model. The…