IBM has launched a new program under the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4Ag) to promote African startups in the agricultural sector and improve the conditions of small local farmers through digital training. The American technology company is leveraging its digital expertise and providing access to precise weather data to more than 36 young agricultural startups.
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Digital4Agriculture Initiative
To carry out the program, IBM is supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). GIZ is in charge of the implementation. Its collaboration is linked to the project called “Make-IT in Africa”.
The program hopes to farmers to make sensitive decisions with confidence as well as gain more customers and develop new markets. IBM does this by equipping them with basic knowledge in the areas of business analysis, interoperability and modeling.
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