Precision Agriculture in Africa: From Pilots to Scalable Models

​Precision agriculture in Africa has seen no shortage of pilots, yet few have translated into models that are commercially viable and scalable across fragmented farming systems.

​This session examines where precision agriculture is delivering real value, and where it remains disconnected from the economics of farming. It explores how data, on soil, weather, machine usage, and yields, can be embedded within mechanization, input distribution, and financing models to improve productivity, reduce risk, and enable more predictable outcomes.

​The discussion will focus on:

• ​Why many precision agriculture pilots fail to scale

• ​The role of mechanisation and service models in enabling adoption

• ​How data can strengthen credit, insurance, and repayment performance

• ​What it takes to move from technology deployment to sustainable business models

​A Fireside chat with: 

• ​Susan Njihia, Chief of Staff, Hello Tractor

• ​Carla Legros – Strategist & Product Leader, CGAP

• ​Catherine Njeri, CEO, Acre Insights