US EditionIvory Coast farmers hope tech tempts jaded youth back to fields
IVORY COAST, JUL 15 – Young Ivorians use robotics, drones, and software to boost yields by over 40%, aiming to reverse farming's ageing workforce and attract new entrepreneurs.
- In the world's top cocoa-producing nation, a robotics contest pushed Ivory Coast students to design farm robots, aiming to attract disillusioned youth back to farming.
- Youth disillusionment over poor financial stability has driven a generation from farming, impacting Ivory Coast's aging agricultural workforce, despite three-quarters of Ivorians being under 35.
- To lower expenses, Ivorian equipment rental services have emerged for high-cost agritech, said Nozene Ble Binate, project manager for Investiv.
- At the Ivorian digital transition ministry, Stephane Kounandi Coulibaly reported a boom in agri start-ups, adding `most are founded by young people`.
- Ivory Coast plans to build a centre for manufacturing state-of-the-art inventions, said Coulibaly; nearly half of Ivorians with jobs work in agriculture, highlighting the sector's significance.
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Ivory Coast farmers hope tech tempts jaded youth back to fields
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