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The Winners Of The Gain Agribusiness Innovation Challenge 2023 Cohort

In a world where agricultural challenges persistently confront our global community, innovation becomes the beacon guiding the way forward. Embarking on a quest to revolutionize the landscape of agribusiness, four remarkable Agri tech startups emerged victorious from a fiercely competitive innovation challenge financed by GAIN to address food supply chain challenges in Nigeria. With unwavering dedication, ingenuity, and a profound commitment to sustainability, these winners have illuminated pathways to a brighter, more resilient agricultural future. Through their groundbreaking solutions, they exemplify the transformative power of human creativity in addressing the pressing needs of our time.

Chukwudalu Ufondu

Business Name:

Kovworks

Value Chain:

Vitamin A Cassava

Product Testing Regions:

Oyo State

Kovworks technologies innovation is based on the ‘Reduce’ in the concept of circularity. It is an automatic and mobile “Cassava Peeling and Washing Machine” designed and developed indigenously with over 80% locally sourced materials. It aims at reducing the over 50% waste experienced in the “Cassava Value Chain” (Cassava supply chain from farms to market).

Business Name:

Farmatago

Value Chain:

OFSP

Product Testing Regions:

Oyo State

Farmatago’s solution named “SALOCOOL” A display chiller that combines traditional evaporation cooling techniques with modern technology, the integration of low-power electronics, and solar panels to enhance food preservation.

Annat Shittu

Stephen Sunday

Business Name:

Gonana

Value Chain:

Rice

Product Testing Regions:

kaduna State

Gonana is a web3 commodity marketplace helping to provide access to the market for Agricultural commodity traders without the influence of middlemen and providing them a settlement option in crypto stablecoins.

Business Name:

Soupah-farm-en market Limited

Value Chain:

Vitamin A Maize

Product Testing Regions:

Kaduna State

Soupah-farm en market limited offtake produce such as tomatoes, maize, OFSP, etc from farmers and delivered to buyers’ doorstep with a QR code that can be scanned to explain all the information about the food (where it was grown, harvested & how long it had travelled)

Ifeoluwa Olatayo