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IBM LAUNCHES DIGITAL4AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT AFRICAN STARTUPS Multinational technology and consulting company IBM in December announced the launch of the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4AG) which aims to support African startups in the agricultural sector. In addition, the initiative will also aim to improve the living conditions of local smallholders in the long term by increasing productivity and quality.
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4AG will make use of IBM Services’ digital expertise, as well as access to weather data provided by IBM’s The Weather Company.IBM
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said in a statement that the initiative is currently helping over 36 African agribusiness companies to prepare for the digital future. Reliable weather forecasts are
very difficult to make for the African agricultural economy due to the lack of IT infrastructure. Small farms not only lack internet access and suitable hardware, but the existing
