South African agri-fintech startup HelloChoice has finalised a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships. The 25% equity deal with the bank will let the startup continue to operate its trading platform and promote market efficiency. “HelloChoice is spearheading the modernisation of agricultural trade as we digitise food production and trade, to help unlock […]
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Following the recent civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that left many communities without access to basic staple food items, several agricultural organisations have joined forces to donate tons of food items to those in need. According to Kathy Hurly, programme manager at the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu), 4t of basic staple food items had […]
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Sebambo grows vegetables such as cabbage, sugar snap peas, carrots and beetroot. Tebogo Sebambo is part of a growing cohort of emerging farmers who have joined an online platform to share their produce with the needy to fight hunger and poverty. Sebambo, 36, the owner of At Source Food Serve – a smallholding farm in […]
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The recent civil unrest has threatened food security in the parts of the country that were affected. To assist in providing citizens, who do not have access to food, Standard Bank has assisted in providing 80 tons of fresh food to communities in KwaZulu-Natal. Using the mechanism OneFarm Share, a programme founded by the bank […]
OneFarm Share News
Standard Bank platform provides 4 million meals for the needy in under six months
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OneFarm Share, an online platform that connects farmers to feeding schemes, has delivered 1000 tonnes of fresh produce, which translates to four million meals for over 350 000 people in the country, in its first seven months of operation. Launched by Standard Bank in partnership with agri-tech pioneers HelloChoice and non-profit organisation Food Forward SA, OneFarm Share is […]
