Report

Innovate for agriculture: Young ICT entrepreneurs overcoming challenges and transforming agriculture

author(s) Rahman, Reem - Fong, Jocelyn
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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themes
regions
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • Western Africa
  • Caribbean
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • Middle Africa
  • Southern Africa
citation

Rahman, R. and Fong, J. 2016. Innovate for agriculture: Young ICT entrepreneurs overcoming challenges and transforming agriculture. CTA Success Stories. Wageningen: CTA.
Innovate for agriculture: Young ICT entrepreneurs overcoming challenges and transforming agriculture

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Abstract

The report introduces 30 young innovators, 21 featured with full stories, and nine other "innovators to watch". They come from countries including Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Jamaica, Senegal, Tanzania. The publication presents a multidimensional picture of the emerging field of ICT entrepreneurship in agriculture in developing countries. It describes challenges but also successes already achieved. It contains advice for aspiring agtech entrepreneurs as well as recommendations from youth on how to support their ventures.

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