Addy Mabasa

Henry Duckworth , CEO - Agridex In one of the more significant early-stage deals in African AgriTech this year, Agridex — a London-based but Africa-focused fintech — secured new equity funding from Launch Africa Ventures, with participation from Circle, WisdomTree, and Utila. While the exact amount was not disclosed, the round underscores growing investor appetite for solutions that modernise cross-border agricultural trade on the continent. Agridex is building infrastructure that slashes...

April 8, 2026 Bayer’s expert GenAI system is making better information more quickly and readily available A farmer in Limpopo opens WhatsApp on a basic smartphone and types (or speaks in Sepedi): “My maize leaves are turning yellow after the recent rains. What should I do?” Within seconds, an AI agronomist replies with a clear diagnosis, recommended actions, product suggestions available at the nearest co-op, and even a voice note explanation in the farmer’s preferred language. This is no...

March 20, 2026 African agriculture is entering a new era — one where robots are no longer science fiction, but practical tools helping farmers overcome labour shortages, rising costs, climate uncertainty, and the need to feed a rapidly growing population. From autonomous tractors tilling vast maize fields in South Africa’s Free State to weeding robots working in Kenyan vegetable plots and drone swarms scouting pests in Nigerian cassava farms, agricultural robotics is gaining momentum across...