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Four pre-teen Nigerian girls from Jacob's Well Montessori School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria have developed an app, ‘Agri-connect,’ to connect value chain players–Farmers, Land Owners, and Seedling Suppliers–in the #Agriculture sector to help tackle food insecurity. They had their idea pitched in a global contest hosted at the ivory towers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), making it colourfully to the finals. They have also been awarded full scholarships to study in any of the STEM disciplines of their choices. Though, this might not seem like a novel attempt at providing #farmers with a #digital ecosystem to easily find resources and market for their production or produce, or other players finding their utility point, it has shown the Nigerian spirit of resilience and entrepreneurship, and showcased the brilliancy of our girls and women to the world. The solution promises a lot if harnessed and developed over time. I am particularly elated because of my interests and involvement in the Agriculture sector. In 2020, some folks and started out with the Smart Farm Network idea–having close to or over 30 young people of bold minds brainstorm together with a broad mission of creating what (quite unknown to us at the time, though) we hoped would be a magic in the #sector. Today, the Agriculture sector continues to witness transformations on a global scale and rural #Africa is on its race to catching up with most of these #trends. One major problem that stands tall before us here is the problem of affordability of the smart #technologies, and the potential adoption or swinging farmers’ desirability levels in the long term; and good #extension and #credit services, under effective government or privatized monitoring can level them for better farming practices in Africa. Congratulations to Team Smart Elites for standing out amongst many! 🎉 The best is yet to come 🥂 PS: You may click the link below 👇 to see the news. https://lnkd.in/dmRP5XHY #NigeriaToTheWorld 🇳🇬 #WomanPower