Traditional Agriculture is proving to be small potatoes compared to Agri-tech innovations. Agricultural techniques in Africa catalyze momentous growth events across the entire agricultural ecosystem.
Youth commitment to Agri-Tech has led in development of useful agri-tech tools and services for smallholder farmers in horticulture, agriculture, forestry, viticulture and aquaculture in the continent. Talk of betting on the jockey and not on the horse!
The youth are using creative immersive media such as artificial intelligence, drones, remote sensing, virtual reality, application programming interfaces and other technological methods to promote productivity and return on investments. Fascinating. Well, didn’t someone say, Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
Africa has a burgeoning agri-tech arena. According to Disrupt Africa, a startup funding data website, ‘‘…the African tech startup ecosystem trebled over the course of a record-breaking 2021 that saw total funding pass the US$2 billion mark for the first time.’’ Sings that song, money, money, money- Money!
Higher yields and higher productivity for farmers through automation and mechanization has become the vision for the young agri-techies. Ultimately, African countries are becoming triumphant economies fabricated on its most important industry, agriculture. Kienyeji vegetables and kuku, anyone?
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How might Agri-Tech raise the economies of Africa?
- Africa has a young tech savvy population aged under 35 years who are interested in getting into agriculture.
- African governments must intend to facilitate young people to have access to agri-tech tools to transform food production.
- African economies must provide readily accessible financing and training to young people and easy access to agri-tech tools—like drone technologies, digitized farming experiences and rigor soil sensors.
Fundamentally, innovation is key to making agriculture productive and a viable sustainable model in the motherland.
The youth have proven to grasp and adore the much needed innovation that will help turn all these global technologies into impact on the ground.
Good luck Agri-techies out there- we adore safe home grown foods, don’t you? Make us proud.
