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Ghanaian startup helping farmers to improve production
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Published Mon, Jun 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Accra
AGYEI Douglas is a farmer who grows vegetables near Kumasi in Ghana's central Ashanti region. He used to struggle to access markets and capital.
The information he needed was broadcast on the radio but often it wasn't specific enough to improve his yield of lettuce, spring onions, cabbage and chilli pepper.
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