Bridget Ezeigbo

A Nigerian agricultural innovator revolutionizing food security through tech-driven farming solutions

Bridget Ezeigbo is a visionary entrepreneur and agricultural technologist from Nigeria who has made significant contributions to improving food security across West Africa. As founder of FarmCrowdy, she pioneered Africa's first agritech platform connecting urban investors with smallholder farmers. This groundbreaking system has enabled over 20,000 farmers to access modern farming techniques while providing investors with steady returns through crop production.

Ezeigbo's work addresses critical challenges in Nigeria's agricultural sector where 70% of farmers are smallholders lacking access to capital and technology. Her platform uses satellite monitoring and mobile apps to optimize crop yields, reducing post-harvest losses by 40%. By creating a circular economy model, FarmCrowdy ensures 80% of produce goes directly to local markets through partnerships with retailers like ShopRite Nigeria.

Beyond her business achievements, Ezeigbo has championed women's empowerment in agriculture through initiatives like the Women Agripreneurs Program, which has trained over 5,000 female farmers. Her TEDx talk 'Growing Tomorrow's Food Today' has been viewed over 2 million times globally, inspiring a new generation of agritech innovators.

In 2021, her work was recognized by Forbes Africa as one of the Top 30 Under 30, and the platform secured $15M in Series B funding to expand into Ghana and Kenya. Ezeigbo's vision of tech-enabled sustainable agriculture offers scalable solutions to hunger and economic inequality in Africa.