Kenya is the Hub of Africa’s Digital Farming Revolution
From digital advisories on weather and planting information to marketing of produce and accessing financial and insurance services, agriculture is coming of age in Kenya, where about 25% of Africa’s digital agriculture startups are located, according to a report in The Star.
Digital services have changed the way farmers do business as they are able to access information via mobile or smartphone applications.
Andrew Tuimur, Agriculture Chief Administrative Secretary, says the ministry is integrating digital technology, access to and interpretation of the use of data-based information as the country enters the Third Industrial Revolution.
He says the government in partnership with World Bank recently launched the One Million Farmers platform aimed at scaling up disruptive digital technologies in Kenyan agriculture.
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