AgriTech

Five Ethiopian Agri-Tech Startups Share $40K Prize in AYuTE Challenge

Five Ethiopian startups win $40,000 through Heifer International’s 2025 AYuTE Challenge, backing local agri-tech innovation with funding, mentorship, and exposure. Nanex took the top prize.

Ethiopia Crafts Digital Agriculture Roadmap

An ecosystem that enables the delivery of digital services to farmers, including APIs, consent mechanisms, and data standards is laid out in the roadmap.

Ethiopian Agri-Tech Startup Takes on Post-Harvest Loss with Solar Cooling Solutions

Ahadu Solar Ice Maker, a year old Agri-Tech startup has debuted solar powered cooling solutions looking to tackle post-harvest loss in Ethiopia's agriculture.

Childhood Farming Experience Inspires Agri Machinery Enterprise

A young mechanical engineer has created thriving business building agriculture machinery offered at affordable prices.

Development Bank of Ethiopia to Disburse $43M for Youth, SME Support

Capping more than a year of collaboration Ethiopia’s policy bank, the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) has partnered with the

Addis Ababa-Based Agri-Tech Startup Takes on Poultry

Most Ethiopians are accustomed to a morning atmosphere that includes a crowing rooster announcing the break of dawn. With most

Application Opens for Local Agritech Competition with $20,000 Prize

Heifer Ethiopia has launched this year’s AYuTe Ethiopia Challenge, which aims to identify innovative tech-based solutions to address the challenges

Agricultural Education Goes Digital

QesBeQes project, an initiative aimed at modernizing agricultural education, has graduated five startups dedicated to digitizing agricultural training modules. The