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Agricultural technology ecosystems in East Africa - Taking stock in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

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Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 40 p.

Author Paquette, D.; Ontieri, E.; Day, B.; Schmidhuber, J.; Tripoli, M.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-137505-1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched an initiative to assess the existing impediments for scaling innovation and technology in food and agriculture (AgTech) and to identify options to improve the enabling environment for AgTech-focused businesses. The initiative offers a tool for decision makers to promote the uptake of AgTech, investment and entrepreneurship in Africa, ultimately to advance agricultural productivity and food security. The first cohort evaluates the AgTech ecosystems in three East African countries: Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.

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Paquette, D., Ontieri, E., Day, B., Schmidhuber, J. & Tripoli, M. 2023. Agricultural technology ecosystems in East Africa: Taking stock in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – Summary. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3828en

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