COULD E-AGRICULTURE ATTRACT YOUTH TO THE FARMING INDUSTRY?
The power of e-agriculture to attract youth to the farming industry... According to reports the average age of farmers in South Africa is 62 which has translated into many high-level discussions around how to entice the youth to farm, ensuring sustainability and long term growth. Industry experts are proposing themes and ideas that are centred around attractiveness, however, the importance of value and opportunity needs to be prioritised and act as the pillars of this discussion. Newly developed technology and the rapidly advancing e-agricultural industry will undoubtedly be an influential factor. Agri Online's social media platforms have more than 20,000 followers collectively, across many African farming locations, and with more than 50% of that demographic made up of people under the age of 34 the interest is certainly there. These insights show that mobile internet access is readily available, even in the most remote locations, from Mozambique to Namibia, Zambia an...