Africa: Entrepreneurs Are Shepherding Africa's Precision Agriculture Revolution

By African Business

At 23 years old, Aboubacar Karim is CEO and founder of INVESTIV, an Ivorian startup established in 2017 specialised in precision agriculture.

INVESTIV uses drones to provide farmers with information on soil quality, plant health conditions, spraying crops with pesticides and fertiliser, and measurement and monitoring of crop development through an online platform, reports African Business Magazine.

The company has mapped and monitored over 8,000 hectares of land and created more than 20 jobs.

Bright young Africans like Karim are the reason why the African Development Bank is investing millions of dollars in Africa’s agriculture sector – with a focus on youth.

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