Africa’s agriculture sector holds enormous promise as an engine for economic transformation, yet recent performance falls short of that potential. Despite the continent’s vast arable land and the central role farming plays in millions of livelihoods, agricultural contribution to GDP growth has stagnated. Weather extremes have played a part, but deeper issues — limited investment ...

Editor’s note:This viewpoint is part of Chapter 5 of Foresight Africa 2025-2030, a report with cutting-edge insights and actionable strategies for Africa’s inclusive and sustainable development in the run-up to 2030. Read the full chapter on AI and emerging technologies. Several examples of AI applications in agriculture illustrate how AI is already making a tangible impact on ...

NAIROBI, KENYA — More than 400 delegates and organizations working in Africa’s farming sector are in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to discuss how digital agriculture can improve the lives of farmers and the continent’s food system. Tech innovators discussed the need for increased funding, especially for women. In past decades, African farmers have struggled to ...

New technology gives the agricultural industry an opportunity to improve productivity. But only if it can share and use the data. By 2050, the global population is expected to increase by almost 40% to 9.6 billion people. In order to feed this drastically increasing population, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that the ...