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- CropVault is developing an AI and IoT platform to help Nigerian farmers detect grain spoilage, storage problems and crop diseases before they cause major losses.
- The Minna-based startup was founded in April 2026 by Abdulwahab Abdulroqeeb and six other students from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, drawing inspiration from the founder’s experience with post-harvest losses.
- Its technology uses sensors and AI-powered image analysis to monitor storage conditions and identify crop diseases, while early-warning alerts can help farmers take action before damage escalates.
- CropVault is targeting farmers in North-Central Nigeria, with plans for a Progressive Web App and USSD access to make the technology usable by farmers with limited internet connectivity.
A Nigerian AgriTech startup, CropVault, is developing an artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) platform to help farmers detect grain spoilage and crop diseases before losses become severe.
Founded in Minna, Niger State, by Abdulwahab Abdulroqeeb and a team of six other students from the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna), CropVault is targeting commercial and medium-scale grain farmers across North-Central Nigeria. The startup was established in April 2026.
The idea was driven by Abdulroqeeb’s personal experience growing up in a farming family. He said he repeatedly watched harvested crops spoil during storage, including produce cultivated by his father, eventually contributing to his father abandoning farming.
CropVault is building a system that uses data and sensors to monitor storage conditions and provide early warnings when conditions indicate potential spoilage. Its platform also uses AI to identify crop diseases from photographs, giving farmers information they can use to respond before losses escalate.
The startup says its initial target market covers six states in North-Central Nigeria, where it estimates farmers can lose between 20% and 90.6% of stored grain to moisture, aflatoxin and pests.
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The platform is being designed to work in environments with limited connectivity.
CropVault says farmers will be able to access the service through a Progressive Web App, while a USSD fallback will support users on basic phones. The system is also planned to support English, Hausa, Tiv, Idoma, Ebira and Yoruba.
CropVault has been selected for iHatch Cohort 5, a nationwide startup incubation programme supported by ONDI, NITDA and JICA, and has also been shortlisted for Nigeria’s AI Collective Compute Access Programme.
The startup’s approach reflects a growing use of AI, sensors and data systems to address food losses beyond the farm, where better monitoring could help farmers protect harvested food, improve storage decisions and strengthen food security.
