Agtech- Next Pitch Night Theme
Productivity and efficiency in Agriculture is ripe for improvment in Sierra Leone.Such improvement will bring immense benefit to the economy of Sierra Leone.It’s increasingly common to see sensors or drones as essential tools in the agronomical engineer or farmer’s toolkit. Disruptive techologies in robotics and those utilising data science are at the forefront of agriculture technology, or AgTech.
Are you working on an idea or do you have a business that focuses on using technology to increase productivity and bring efficiency to agriculture in Sierra Leone. Agtech is one the top three attractions for tech investments in Africa.
The Agtech value chain is
Technology Input
Crop Production
Animal Production
Agriculture Processing
Manufacturing and Distribution
Consumer Consumption
Innovations in AgTech do not need to be constrained to only one step in the value chain; rather, the most disruptive breakthroughs in AgTech may come from combining innovations in multiple areas.
For the Pitch Night, we will have a start ups in 3D printing of Agri tools, Mobile Money to improve efficiency in sourcing inputs, and farm management.
The date is May 16th 2018, venue 232 Lumley Beach.
