Title page
Contents
Introduction 6
Agriculture in Africa Lags in Productivity 8
AgTech: Leveraging Digital Solutions to Solve Market Problems 11
AgTech Business Models 13
ACCESS TO FINANCE AND INPUTS 13
ACCESS TO MARKET 13
ACCESS TO INFORMATION 13
ACCESS TO SHARED ASSETS 14
Africa's Top Venture Capital-Backed AgTech Companies 16
KEY COMPONENTS TO SCALE 17
The Indian Example 20
GOVERNMENT PRIORITIZATION OF THE DIGITAL BACKBONE 20
STARTUP INNOVATION IN BRIDGING THE OFFLINE/ONLINE GAP 22
Policy Recommendations 23
RECOMMENDATIONS TO AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS 23
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 24
About the Authors 27