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Smart Africa and FAO Launch Third Innovate Africa Challenge for AI Agriculture
Smart Africa and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have launched the Innovate Africa Challenge (3rd Edition), a continental initiative aimed at accelerating the deployment of AI solutions for climate-smart agriculture, under the theme 'From Ideation to Deployment'.
By Africa AI Ledger Desk · 28 July 2026 · 1 min read
Smart Africa and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have launched the Innovate Africa Challenge (3rd Edition), a continental initiative aimed at accelerating the deployment of AI solutions for climate-smart agriculture, under the theme 'From Ideation to Deployment'.
Five Target Countries
The challenge is designed to move AI-driven agriculture tools out of pilot testing and into real deployment in five countries: Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda.
Sources: Opportunities For Youth, fao.org