OPINION: Technology remains the key lever for empowering farmers and transforming agriculture in Africa

By Dr Canisius Kanangire, African agriculture is at a pivotal moment. Safeguarding food and nutrition security is critical for the continent to overcome hunger, malnutrition, and poverty in all its forms.

OPINION: Technology remains the key lever for empowering farmers and transforming agriculture in Africa. By Dr Canisius Kanangire, African agriculture is at a pivotal moment. Safeguarding food and nutrition security is critical for the continent to overcome hunger, malnutrition, and poverty in all its forms. Unlocking and scaling the right technologies can transform African agriculture into a powerful engine of economic growth, resilience, and food system transformation. Farmers across Africa have made great progress, but many still lack access to the tools, technologies, and knowledge needed to improve productivity and profitability, with productivity gains remaining uneven due to limited access to innovation. At the same time, risks are rising and threatening recent progress. The impacts of climate change, pests, and diseases are intens...