Digital project seeks to improve productivity for 70,250 small farmers and livestock breeders

Last August 23, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng, officially launched the Digital Transformation Acceleration Project (PATNuC), in Yaounde. Funded to the tune of FCFA55 billion by the World Bank, the 3-year project aims to boost the development of the digital sector in Cameroon. The project’s component focused on data-driven solutions in the agriculture sector targets 70,250 small-scale farmers and livestock breeders in rural areas. They will receive input subsidies in the form of electronic vouchers. “Small producers need to know how to use new technologies to improve their productivity,” said Mfuh Windfred, PATNuC’s national coordinator. A…