Precision Agriculture, Internet of things(IoT) and the Opportunity for Yield Multiplication in Africa
Digital transformation and technology are touching every facet of life today from banking, education, health, governance etc. Billionaires have been created overnight by harnessing the power of technology to mediate between markets and people, and solving previously 'impossible' societal challenges. It is technology that has broken geographical boundaries and made the world a global village. In Africa, where most economies largely depend on Agriculture for livelihood, with farmers using traditional methods of Agricultural production, there is a huge opportunity for technology to fill this gap to improve yields (and their variety), double or triple farmer returns and encourage more young men and women to pursue careers in the sector. With increased connectivity, we can use Internet of things(IoT) technology to determine Soil status in terms of type, nutrient distribution, salinity, PH, soil Moisture, related parameters like Temperature and Humidity as well as improving Pest Co