[TOP STORY] Tech-driven farming is fertile ground for youth

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‘There are a lot of opportunities beyond the farm gate that are much more attractive and that use new technologies, uses AI, uses blockchain and uses all these new and interesting things that the youth are interested in,’ says Dr Melissa van der Merwe, lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University.

18 Jun 2024 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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