In cuff links and tie, seated in his mansion in Accra, Richard Nunekpeku, 34, wants to project what this new breed of agripreneur can achieve. His first year, he invested nearly $80,000 in planting maize — but without irrigation, a dry spell wiped out the crop. The number of agricultural technology start-ups in Africa has grown exponentially from 2016 to 2018, according to a report by Disrupt Africa, a technology news site. Nana Adjoa A. Sifa, 31, who has a degree in psychology, wants to utterly change how farming is done. “I want to transform mind-sets, and Africa,” Ms. Sifa said, holding an organic carrot seedling.

Source: New York Times May 27, 2019 19:55 UTC