Obinna Onwuasoanya

Obinna Onwuasoanya is a tech reporter of over five years, fiction writer, SEO expert and an editor. He is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and was previously shortlisted for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2018.

Foodtech, Agritech Startups Hit Record Funding In 2022

Agritech companies received a total of $561 million investments in 2022 while foodtech saw $1.3 billion, marking a YoY growth of 4.66% and 30%, respectively.

Israeli Researchers Make Breakthrough Discovery In Plant Gene Editing

This discovery allows scientists uncover gene and traits that functional redundancy previously hid.

Drought To Force Wheat Farmers In US To Abandon Crops

If farmers abandon wheat farming at the rate that analysts are projecting, the US could see more decline in wheat production than it initially expected.

Turkey Agricultural Exports Hits 1.6% YoY Increase In 2023 Despite Devastating Earthquakes

While the total export sector dropped by 3%, the agric sector export was up by 1.6% when compared to the same period the previous year.

Nigeria Inflation Rate Hits 22.22% In April 2023

NBS data showed that food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed 11.51% to the total inflation rate from April 2022 to April 2023, which is the highest by a long shot.

Ethiopia To Scrap Sugar Imports Within 5 Years

The Ethiopian government is planning on raising its production from its current annual 397,000 tons to 1.4 million tons in five years.

India’s Wholesale Price Index Falls For First Time In 3 Years

India's WPI was at a 20-year high in May 2022 but it has been dropping since then for the past 11 months.

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