Digitalizing agriculture is the main goal of these young entrepreneurs who've developed innovative solutions for smallholder farmers. For them, #digitalization is a way to involve youth in #agriculture.
Hear what they've shared with the #AfriCanDo team during the #AGRF2019.
@endeleauganda Chief Operations Officer @Kistalc delivers a mock pitch about #FAWLEA on day 2 of the #PitchAgriHack organised by @CTAflash @AgriHack ahead of the main pitch event on Thursday.
#FAWLEA is a smart identification and scouting tool for fall armyworm.
On the road to the 2019 #PitchAgriHack final 🏆
👉 @endeleauganda is a Ugandan 🇺🇬 agritech start-up that designs and develops services and applications to improve productivity of African smallholder farmers.
#AGRF2019#GrowDigital
Ten Ugandan startups have been selected as semi-finalists for the 2019 AgriHack pitch competition. They stand a search of winning €15,000 and other benefits. https://t.co/UT4hppKPTM
cc. @jaguza_app among the 10 Ugandan startups
#NEWS#Innovation#Startups
Fabulous few days at @gatesfoundation discussing crop pests and diseases. Absolute highlight building working relationship with African entrepreneurs who could use @plantvillage to provide farmers with advice and better seeds @zillamary@endeleauganda
CEO @MusaKisiriko got to exhibit #FAWLEA at a poster session and network with other creators on day 2 of the GCE/ Fall armyworm tech convening at the @gatesfoundation@zillamary @zombieantguy
Today, on the generous invitation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, our CEO @MusaKisiriko delivered a lightning talk about #FAWLEA on Day 1 of the Grand Challenges Exploration/Fall armyworm tech prize convening at the @gatesfoundation headquarters in Seattle, WA.
@endeleauganda knows firsthand what farmers need to fight #fallarmyworm--they’re farmers too! They’re competing in the @FeedtheFuture FAW Tech Prize with an app that uses #machinelearning to help farmers recognize damage caused by the fall armyworm pest. https://t.co/GVu3T5sSnt
Join the FAW e-conference responding to Fall armyworm in Africa. Endelea Uganda will pitch #FAWLEA on the last day of the conference, the 26th October.