AfDB-backed MADE Alliance to digitize 100 million farmers in Africa --[Reported by Umva mag]

• The AfDB has partnered with payments giant Mastercard and committed $300 million to MADE Alliance in a deal aimed at digitalizing farmers in Africa.
• Over three million farmers in East Africa are projected to benefit from the MADE Alliance project.
• Overall, MADE Alliance will provide digital access for 100 million people over the next decade.

A new initiative dubbed MADE Alliance, has set out to mobilizing resources in an effort to digitize farmers and their operations across Africa as the shift towards digital economy gathers pace.

In a deal being powered by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in partnership with digital payments giant, Mastercard, MADE Alliance, will see upto 300,000 farmers across East Africa benefit from the programme.

The project was launched on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September this year by the president of the AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi A. …

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