The main goal of the conference was to assess the state of the telecommunications industry, focusing on mobile as a platform for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa.
In the past, such GSMA conferences focused on mobile connectivity Agricultural Processing Equipment in Africa. This is changing. Mobile has brought greater inclusivity, progress and development, and the association is now going beyond merely connecting people to basic communications.
Mobile is evolving into “a platform for creating, distributing and consuming innovative digital solutions and services,” according to the association.
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Digitisation of virtually every sector is under way in many countries and in many sectors. I am particularly fascinated by agriculture because success in this sector has greater implications.
As the global population inches closer to 10 billion, Africa is still food-insecure and inefficient agricultural practices hold it back, yet output must double to meet the growing demand.
To achieve this, Africa needs a holistic approach to agribusiness value chains Agricultural Processing Equipment.
The challenge ahead is not just food sufficiency. Consumers want high-quality food that they can trust, and much more sustainable production, yet according to IFAD, 500 million smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa produce up to 80 per cent of food.
To meet customer demands, therefore, focus must shift towards innovative production methods around smallholder farmers, use of data at all levels of the supply chain and building sustainable collaborations between farmers and other stakeholders along the supply chain.
