Tag: Agtech
Microsoft launches FarmBeats to tackle food security in SA, Africa
Microsoft recently launched FarmBeats, an agriculture research platform with the aim of making the benefits of using artificial intelligence available to farmers.
AgTech: IBM Research, Hello Tractor partners on AI and Blockchain
Nigeria's Hello Tractor has partnered IBM Research to pilot an agriculture digital wallet and decision-making tool that provides demand and supply visibility for stakeholders-...
Opinion: ERP to underpin food traceability market
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to underpin food traceability market.
The food traceability market is expected to reach almost $20bn by 2022 as increased consumer awareness,...
Rice Advice: AfricaRice launches free mobile app for rice weed control...
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has launched a powerful new decision-support tool, called ‘RiceAdvice-WeedManager,’ to help African rice farmers find the most effective and...
Agrotainment Radio: Agribusiness Infotainment in your pocket
Corporate Farmers International Limited (CFIL), an Agribusiness innovation company on Tuesday launched an Agriculture and entertainment radio application, known as Agrotainment Radio app.
The firm’s...
ICRISAT sets up hub for innovations in agriculture
An innovation Hub (iHub) was inaugurated at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) here on Monday.
At this facility, agricultural tech...
App ploughs link between small and big farmers
Vodacom partnered with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in investing in a R21.4 million mobile application to link South African smallholder farmers to...
Mastercard launches 2KUZE agtech platform in East Africa
Small-plot farmers in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania can now go digital―coordinating sales, payments, and distribution of crops thanks to a pilot program called 2KUZE...
