Future of agricultural mechanisation seems promising
With the digital revolution quickly transforming every major sector of the global economy, it is no surprise the magnitude of impact this revolution is having in the world of agriculture.
Today, we see sophisticated technologies such as temperature and moisture sensors, robots, GPS technology, precision agriculture, amongst others being used to enhance the productivity and profitability of farmers across continents, as well as keep expensive assets, such as tractors, safe while they work on the field, usually very far away from their owner’s line of sight.
Secure food system
Taking a close look at
At Hello Tractor, for instance, we use technologies such as IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to power our farm equipment sharing
Access to tractor services for smallholder farmers
Our solution not only grants tractor owners the ability to track their tractor and expand their tractors’ serviceable geography to grow their
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As much as we have been successful in capturing 75% of all commercial tractor sales in Nigeria and scaling up our business into new markets across Africa and Asia, we are constantly thinking through ways by which we can make our technology offering more robust and relevant for the agriculture sector even as it continues to evolve.
Investing in agriculture
We recently partnered with IBM to pilot an advanced analytics tool that is envisioned to enable financial institutions
Farmers having access to quality information and tools that make farming easier means more money in their pockets and more food produced in a sustainable way
By doing this, we are adding value to the ecosystem and enabling the sustainability of
Challenges
Asides from the limited availability of machinery which poses a challenge to
With the involvement of digital technology, the future of agricultural
However, the challenges impeding the maximum impactfulness of these new technologies must first be addressed to allow for the most productive farming future.
Jehiel Oliver
CEO and founder Hello Tractor
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