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.