How can agtech live up to the hype in Africa?

ACCRA, Ghana — Technological solutions to the agriculture sector’s challenges are on the rise in Africa — but can farmers and others in the sector actually use these to transform the continent into an agricultural powerhouse?

Politicians, farmers, scientists, NGOs, and donor representatives met in Ghana last week at the African Green Revolution Forum to debate the role that new technologies could play in helping the continent reach its agricultural potential.