April 8, 2026 Bayer’s expert GenAI system is making better information more quickly and readily available A farmer in Limpopo opens WhatsApp on a basic smartphone and types (or speaks in Sepedi): “My maize leaves are turning yellow after the recent rains. What should I do?” Within seconds, an AI agronomist replies with a clear diagnosis, recommended actions, product suggestions available at the nearest co-op, and even a voice note explanation in the farmer’s preferred language. This is no...

March 20, 2026 African agriculture is entering a new era — one where robots are no longer science fiction, but practical tools helping farmers overcome labour shortages, rising costs, climate uncertainty, and the need to feed a rapidly growing population. From autonomous tractors tilling vast maize fields in South Africa’s Free State to weeding robots working in Kenyan vegetable plots and drone swarms scouting pests in Nigerian cassava farms, agricultural robotics is gaining momentum across...

Sabine Dall'Omo - Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa Digital twins — virtual replicas of physical assets that mirror real-time data and enable simulation, prediction, and optimisation — are rapidly moving from manufacturing and aerospace into agriculture. In South Africa, where water scarcity affects 60% of arable land, climate variability threatens yields, and smallholders face a 60% productivity gap with commercial farms, digital twins offer a powerful way to test...