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Friday, June 25, 2021

World Economic Forum (WEF) - An app that allows farmers to rent tractors could revolutionize agriculture in Africa. Here’s how

Title:
An app that allows farmers to rent tractors could revolutionize agriculture in Africa. Here's how
 
Author:
Douglas Broom
 
Published:
World Economic Forum (WEF), 21 June 2021
 
From the article:
* More than 200 million subsistence farmers in Africa live off $2 a day. 
 
* But a tractor app is offering them the chance to grow more food and earn more money. 
 
* Hello Tractor enables farmers to rent tractors when they need them. 
 
* The scheme is expected to bring nine million hectares of land into production and create two million new jobs. 
 
* It’s one of 17 companies selected for The Circulars Accelerator on the UpLink platform.