How Technology can Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa

Rita Kimani, Co-Founder and CEO of FarmDrive, shares how technology can improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa.

FarmDrive’s alternative credit risk assessment model is providing financial institutions with an agriculturally relevant and data-driven model to assess risk and develop loans that fit the needs of smallholder farmers. Not only will this solution unlock millions of dollars of previously risk-averse capital for smallholder farmers, it will improve the livelihoods of entire communities, thereby alleviating poverty, hunger, and inequalities.

How Technology can Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa

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