Unpacking Africa’s agtech opportunity Published by Aubry Hruby and Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub on 8 October 2023 The rise of agtech solutions in Africa has opened significant avenues to transform food systems and tackle long-standing obstacles to enhance smallholder productivity.
Africa’s farmers are increasingly using digital tools but not everyone feels the benefits Published by Nita Bhalla on 15 October 2021 From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa’s long-neglected small-scale farmers.
Uber-for-tractors platform makes agricultural machinery affordable for African small-scale farmers Published by Carien du Plessis on 11 January 2021 Like the ride-hailing app, Hello Tractor uses technology to connect farmers with tractor owners.
Can disruptive technologies be a catalyst to transform African agriculture? Published by Dina Umali-Deininger and Jeehye Kim on 7 August 2019 A new generation of entrepreneurs are building digital platforms to provide streamlined services to farmers and agribusinesses, write Dina Umali-Deininger and Jeehye Kim
Can tractor sharing boost the incomes of small-scale farmers? Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 28 August 2015 An Uber-like service for tractors.
