Canadian firm to boost farming in Africa

By Gbenga Bada

A Canadian firm is working at creating a united front for African farmers by merging agriculture with technology.

The project, under the aegis of African Farmers Online (AFO), aims at engaging the youths, creating employment and entrepreneurs while meeting community needs by creating, promoting, and providing Agro-services that are beyond digital farming.

AFO founder Adeola Dawodu said: “A hub of all African farmers puts Africa on a good radar and makes it easy for buyers and sellers irrespective of their geographical location.

“We help in farm activities which in turn prevent mass hunger. Whether you call it digital farming or smart farming, we are a solid improvement and a formidable part of the change that has the potential to bring about a big change in how farming is conducted and managed on the African continent.

“In turn, Africa as a continent benefits, in terms of minimising hunger and poverty, we also create employment for the youths with this programme.

“African farmers determine the continent’s digital farming story and it is a known fact that African smallholder farmers, most of whom have access to less than two acres of land, produce more than 80 per cent of the food in sub-Saharan Africa.

“Our technology and services allow for genuine collaborations with them and other sectors allowing for a huge success and benefit from the digital revolution.

“Our services and technologies foster innovation, market-linkages, and knowledge-sharing thereby helping to create employment. as well as raising new entrepreneurs which in turn promote economic activities hence reduction of poverty.”