Africa

African governments are using technology to get young people interested in farming

A Malawian subsistence farmer surveys her maize fields in Dowa near the capital Lilongwe, February 3, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs. About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Progamme (WFP). REUTERS/Mike Hutchings TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000294670

it is increasingly important for farmers to access up-to-date information. Image: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Thin Lei Win
Food Security Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Daniel Nshimiyimana, 29, a university graduate, demonstrates how to use an app developed by the United Nations to help small scale farmers, at his farm in Rulindo district in northern Rwanda on Aug 22, 2018.
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