Tuesday, April 10, 2018

This drone startup helps farmers beat disease and drought by Eleni Giokos and Mary McDougall @CNNTech February 15, 2018: 12:22 PM ET

African countries together spend $35 billion each year importing food. Now a Cape Town startup is trying to cut that bill by developing smart drones to help farmers boost their harvests.

About 60% of Africans live in rural areas, and those communities depend heavily on agriculture. The African Development Bank is investing $24 billion over the next 10 years to "jump start the transformation" of farming.
Boosting productivity and improving access to modern tools and land management information is vital, it says. And that's where Aerobotics comes in.

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