Listen to Otaigo Elisha, Co-Founder of NovFeed, Grand Prize Winner of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech discuss the company’s innovative technology for reducing food waste, employing youth and women, and lowering fertilizer costs for farmers in Africa. Otaigo also shares NovFeed’s plans for scaling up operations with the help of the $1 million Grand Prize. Listen to the full podcast interview here.
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ITWeb Africa: Researchers Unveil AgriTech Plan to Boost Rice Production
ITWeb Africa recently featured IRRI-AfricaRice, the Third Place Winner of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech. In this article, Venuprasad Ramaiah, PhD, head of the International Rice Greenbank at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), details the importance of growing flood-tolerant rice varieties across Africa. Read the full article here.
July 5, 2023