Nesta, on behalf of Feed the Future
Source: Nesta, on behalf of Feed the Future |

Video News Release: Fall Armyworm Tech Prize: Highest Number of Entries from Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 200 million people depend on maize for food security as it is a staple cereal crop grown by farmers

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Nesta (www.Nesta.org.uk), on behalf of Feed the Future (https://goo.gl/dsQfx6), today announced that 228 applications were received, mostly from Africa, for the global Fall Armyworm Tech Prize (http://FallArmyWormTech.Challenges.org). The Prize aims to find digital solutions to identify, track and protect crops from the pest, which has devastated agricultural produce across the…