Over the next year, the digital skills of 100,000 Kenyan farmers will definitely change. Google.org has announced $900,000 training grant, in partnership with One Acre Fund. This training will help the farmers acquire top tech skills necessary for them to tap into knowledge and connections available in the digital world to transform their livelihoods through increased production.
One Acre Fund, based in the Western Kenyan town of Kakamega, has already gained eleven years of experience in providing training to small scale farmers in this area in addition to giving them products and services on credit.
This development is in line with Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta, whose big-four agenda includes boosting food security. Farmers’ ability to access information, keep records on farm production and market access will go a long way in impacting skills that would help them increase their productivity, connect with peers, access latest farming information and even fetch better prices for their produce.
Source: weetracker.com