Agents traveled days to government outposts for crop advice. A WhatsApp AI now provides verified answers in seconds, saving harvests.
A nonprofit organization serving smallholder farmers in Malawi, where 80% of the population relies on agriculture but faces extreme vulnerability to climate instability.
Farmers facing sudden crises like Cyclone Freddy needed immediate advice to salvage crops, but getting answers required field agents to physically...
“Our farmers did not know what to do. Some harvested literally nothing.”
Microfinance and training services for families living in extreme poverty.
Enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and consumer electronics platform.
Collaborated with Opportunity to develop the Azure-based Ulangizi AI chatbot for farmers in Malawi.
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