Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Potential

Delivering sustainable economic growth
Sep 29, 2023 | Policy Center of the New South

Significant economic growth in Africa’sagricultural sector hinges on millions of smallholder farmers effectivelyimplementing new technologies. The rise of agriculture technology (AgTech)solutions in Africa has opened new avenues to transform food systems and tacklelong-standing obstacles to greater smallholder productivity, note Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub andAubry Hruby in their issue brief for the Policy Center of the New South.They explore the factors that have contributed to scaling prominent AgTechcompanies in Africa and examine a case study from India, where the digitalrevolution has helped AgTech solutions reach smallholder farmers.

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