Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Ajege Zacharia and wife Victoria Kigbu work on their farm in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Abuja, Nigeria June 10, 2020. Picture taken June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC2RPH998KQ1

African farmers’ fortunes have been dealt a blow by the pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Anushka Ratnayake
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, myAgro
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