How AI Is Helping African Farmers Prepare for El Niño
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A WhatsApp-based AI advisor for smallholder farmers ahead of El Niño shows how low-friction interfaces plus localized models can de-risk decisions at the edge of the economy. If your customers already live in messaging apps, building AI into those channels will beat any standalone portal you launch.
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