{"id":8382,"date":"2022-08-18T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T11:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/?p=8382"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:16:51","slug":"rise-and-fall-agricultural-crowdfunding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/rise-and-fall-agricultural-crowdfunding\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise and fall of Agricultural crowdfunding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agricultural crowdfunding platforms, popularly known as Agri-crowdfunding fintechs, were meant to improve farmers’ access to finance. Not any more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Nigeria, a particular sector is known to have investment opportunities that promise returns above 30% to 50%. That sector is Agriculture<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And over the last three years, Agri-crowdfunding fintechs have gained popularity with the Nigerian investing public. A lot of these entities have sprung up, with most of their operating names combining \u201cAgro\u201d, \u201cInvest\u201d, \u201cFarmer\u201d and so on.  These platforms claim<\/em> to bridge the gap between investors looking for attractive returns and smallholder farmers looking for capital. Their solutions mostly involve providing farmers\u2019 access to working capital, enhancing farm productivity, and enabling a stronger route to market for produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this report, you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Perspectives from stakeholders<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Current realities in the market<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Lessons & strategies to improve agriculture & agro-financing models<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Get the report here<\/a>. \ud83d\udc48<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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