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Lizzy Nyakundi a digital farmer takes pictures of Black Night Shade vegetable (Sagaa) before she posts them. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
To boost agriculture and make it attractive to the youth, technology has been cited as an important factor. Despite the sector contributing 33 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), research shows that over 87.5 per cent of farmers are not fully utilising their farms due to lack of access or knowledge on technology. But one man has developed a solution to help farmers improve on their ventures.
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