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FarmTrace Secures Funding to Expand Precision Farming Solutions in South Africa

By Obinna Onwuasoanya | Apr 17, 2023 | 0 comments

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FarmTrace Secures Funding to Expand Precision Farming Solutions in South Africa

FarmTrace has announced raising an undisclosed amount of funding. The South African agritech startup said that it will use this investment to grow and improve customer success. It named Secha Capital and Hassium Capital as its latest creditors.

The startup is a provider of project management solutions. Founded in 2015, it covers several activities from product customisation to their implementation as well as research and development.

FarmTrace says that the funding will help it continue empowering its clients and increase their profit. It is also focused on increasing exports, local employment and food waste reduction through precision farming.

FarmTrace founder and CEO Jacques du Plessis.

According to founder and CEO Jacques du Plessis, there is a long back-log of farms interested in using the company’s solutions. The capital will help accelerate growth, meet the needs of more farmers, and hire more “software developers, engineers, project managers and implementation consultants.

Obinna Onwuasoanya

Obinna Onwuasoanya

Obinna Onwuasoanya is a Lagos-based tech reporter, editor, and SEO specialist with over seven years of professional writing experience. A versatile storyteller, he also works as a ghostwriter and fiction author, with his works featured in leading online and print publications. In 2018, he was shortlisted for the prestigious Writivism Short Story Prize.

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