Kenyan farmers tap apps to ride out COVID-19 and climate storm (Reuters)

Reuters published an article that stated that according to government figures, there are about 4.5 million small-scale farmers in Kenya and their collective output accounts for more than 60 percent of the country’s food. Across sub-Saharan Africa, people are using more than 400 apps and digital platforms for everything from accessing financial services and planting advice to supply-chain management. Senior research fellow and Rwanda program leader, David J. Spielman said agri-tech apps are already helping build the climate resilience of small-scale farmers. “Crop and livestock yields and production are edging upwards in Africa – the larger issue is that this rate of growth has to increase. There is the significant potential growth of digital innovation across the region if developers and providers can figure out how to genuinely target and benefit people in low-income groups.” Also published All Africa, Straits Time (Singapore), CNBC-Africa (South Africa), This Is Money (UK), Mail Online (UK), Devidiscourse (India), and more.