2025 ReSAKSS - Digitalization in African agrifood systems: from e-learning to e-markets: Mr. Benjamin Graeub

Mr. Benjamin Graeub, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, farmbetter

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1. ReSAKSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Moving the Technology Frontiers in African Agrifood Systems. Digitalization in African Agrifood Systems: from E-learning to E-markets Benjamin Graeub Cofounder farmbetter Authors: Benjamin Graeub, Kibrom T. Sibhatu, Kelvin Mulungu, Samuel T. Ledermann, and John Choptiany January 21, 2026
2. What is digital innovation in this context? Digital innovations involve both the technologies themselves and the services/ solutions they provide (Baumüller and Addom 2020, para. 7).” ReSAKSS 2020
3. What is the state of digitalization in African agriculture? - A few numbers 1.6 percentage of global ag-tech investments going to Africa in 2024 27 Number of ag-tech solutions reaching over 1 million users (out of 1200 globally/650+ in Africa) Beanstalk AgTech 2023, AgFunder, 2024, Mulungu et al., 2025 76 % of studies showing increased adoption of good practices through digital innovations % of studies showing increased yields through digital innovations 68 39 % of agtech firms in Africa self-reporting as profitable
4. What are key challenges for digital agriculture in Africa? 60 Decibels, 2025, Carvalho do Nascimento and Balsamo 2023, Mulungu et al., 2025 •Infrastructure & connectivity •Digital literacy & farmer capacity constraints* •Pure digital solutions (AgriPath emerging evidence)* •Regulatory and policy challenges •Funding, offering & business models •Transition to Sustainability
5. Co-benefits & trade-offs between digital technologies & SDG 2 • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space
6. Key recommendations • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space • Support text goes here in this space
7. ReSAKSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Moving the Technology Frontiers in African Agrifood Systems. THANK YOU Reach out: benjam@farmbetter.io