IBM Research is partnering with US agritech Hello Tractor on a pilot scheme to bring blockchain and internet of things technology to sub-Saharan agriculture. The collaboration will see Hello Tractor integrated with the IBM Cloud and Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, and aims to address issues such as farmers' crop yield prediction, fleet utilisation management, and government investment and regulation processes. IBM said fewer than one-fifth of African crops are managed by tractors and other machinery, while poor planting practices mean 50% of farmers face "significant" annual losses.
IBM Research is partnering with US agritech Hello Tractor on a pilot scheme to bring blockchain and internet of things technology to African agriculture. The collaboration will see Hello Tractor integrated with the IBM Cloud and Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, and aims to address issues such as farmers' crop yield prediction, fleet utilisation management, and government investment and regulation processes. IBM said fewer than one-fifth of sub-Saharan crops are managed by tractors and other machinery, while poor planting practices mean 50% of farmers face "significant" annual losses.