Apollo Agriculture is a Kenyan agri-fintech company transforming how smallholder farmers access the tools and capital needed to grow. The company was co-founded by Benjamin Njenga, alongside Eli Pollak and Catherine Berman, to address one of agriculture’s biggest challenges: the lack of affordable financing for small-scale farmers. By combining satellite imagery, machine learning, mobile technology, and agronomic data, Apollo assesses farm-level risk and provides farmers with

Canaan Land is an Ivorian social enterprise reshaping agriculture by connecting smallholder farmers—particularly women—to sustainable production systems and reliable markets. Founded by Patricia Zoundi Yao, the company was built to address structural gaps in rural agriculture, where farmers often lack access to inputs, training, and buyers. By combining agribusiness, community development, and traceability, Canaan Land creates a more structured and profitable agricultural eco

Africa’s food and agriculture sector is undergoing a transformation with enormous potential. The African Development Bank has dubbed...