AquaTrack Wins Make in Nigeria Agrithon 2025
The spotlight of the 15th Make in Nigeria Conference & Exhibition fell on agriculture and technology this year, and one of the biggest highlights was the Make in Nigeria Agrithon 2025. The challenge brought together some bright innovators to develop tech-driven solutions to real problems in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
The Agrithon, held on 26 September at The Autograph Event Center in Port Harcourt, focused on bold solutions for issues like post-harvest food loss, market access, climate-smart practices, logistics, and financial inclusion. Some promising startups, Hi-Agro, AquaTrack, Slimepay, and Ipala, pitched their ideas to a panel of judges, each one showing how technology could reshape agriculture for the better.
After a tense but inspiring round of pitches, AquaTrack emerged as the winner of the 2025 Agrithon, taking home the ₦1 million prize. AquaTrack is building an AI-powered, mobile-first aquaculture operating system designed for African fish farmers and sea fishers. The platform helps farmers optimize their operations, access high-quality inputs, sell directly through a curated marketplace, secure microloans, and learn modern, sustainable practices. By digitizing the aquaculture value chain, AquaTrack is set to boost productivity, reduce waste, increase farmer incomes, and strengthen food security, while creating jobs and opening up financial opportunities across the continent.
Though AquaTrack won the top prize, the other startups demonstrated the breadth of innovation within Nigeria’s agritech scene. Together, the participants showed just how much potential exists when young Nigerian innovators tackle the country’s toughest agricultural challenges.
The Agrithon mattered because it wasn’t about theory but scalable, practical solutions to some of Nigeria’s most urgent agricultural problems. Farmers still face challenges with poor storage, fragmented markets, limited financing, and outdated practices. Events like the Agrithon create space for new ideas to tackle these issues head-on. It also reflects the broader mission of the Make in Nigeria Project, which, through its Think-Make-Grow model, has spent 15 years empowering entrepreneurs to innovate, build, and scale businesses beyond local borders.
As the conference drew to a close, one clear message stood out: the future of food and farming in Nigeria will be shaped at the point where technology and tradition meet. With AquaTrack’s win, the country has yet another example of how young entrepreneurs can fuel innovation, feed the future, and build Nigeria’s place on the global stage.