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Agricultural AI for Africa Won’t Work If It Isn’t Localised for Smallholder Farms

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Agtech AI products built for industrial farming are failing Africa’s smallholders. Localisation — of language, crop variety, and land size — is non-negotiable.

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