Microsoft has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa(AGRA) to co-create technology solutions in agriculture. The collaboration between Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, will support AGRA’s digital transformation as it works to improve food security for 30 million farming households across 11 countries by 2021. The MOU aims to encourage the use of big data and AI in the digital transformation of AGRA, working with the Kenyan government and expanding to Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Ethiopia. During the past year, Microsoft 4Afrika and AGRA have worked on several engagements. Microsoft and AGRA are also partnering with the Agriculture minitry, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MoALFC) to accelerate the transformation of the agriculture ecosystem in line with the recently launched Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS) for digitisation.

Source: The Star September 18, 2020 08:37 UTC