Ivory Coast’s small-scale farmers can now use digital solutions to access valuable technical information and contact specialists directly.
This is a competitive advantage for increasing yields. The country’s farmers can also benefit from any support they need. Rising temperatures have disrupted the cycle of the growing seasons. In some regions, drought is so bad that farmers have to water their fields twice a day or risk losing their crops.
Researchers at the Ecole Superieure d’Agronomie have created the Cultiv4G app, which will help farmers deal with the uncertainty of the future. New online marketplaces allow producers and consumers to connect with each other, and offer guaranteed delivery and payment conditions.
The biggest remaining problem is to bring power and digital coverage to even the most remote regions to ensure equal access for everyone. Connecting more people digitally will reduce waste production and help to solve supply problems.
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The Cultiv4G App aims to increase resilience of farmers to climate change.
Project goal: Develop digital apps to help farmers increase their crop yields, and be more resilient to climate changes.
Budget: Developers of agronomic app are working to make such solutions completely free. To avoid data costs, they also want farmers to be able to access some data even if they don’t have an internet connection. Membership costs 25,000 CFA Francs, or around 38.
Partner organizationsResearchers are supporting the developers of several digital apps, notably at Ecole Superieure d’Agronomie and the Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet–Boigny.
Duration:15 years ago were the first apps. However, there are still many solutions available and a bright future for the technology.
