This digital dashboard provides a summary of the various types of innovations available to pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in dryland regions in SPARC focus countries.
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Vetsark is a technology company that helps farmers and agribusinesses in Africa access finance, increase productivity, and improve their profitability. It uses technology to bridge the gap between farmers and financial institutions by providing a platform for loan origination, credit scoring, and loan monitoring. More importantly, it helps farmers source inputs and sell their products at fair prices. Its goal is to unlock the potential of African agriculture by providing farmers with the financing and support they need to grow their businesses. Vetsark believes that agriculture is the key to unlocking Africa's $1 trillion economic potential (AfDB), and it is committed to playing its part in making that a reality.
VetWiz is a mobile phone app which helps community animal health workers and livestock owners diagnose animal diseases simply by selecting from a list of observed symptoms. An individual can also view preventative measures, treatment and vaccination solutions where relevant.
Capture Solutions Ltd deals with software development and has systems like Livestock Manager which deals with tracking livestock and various herds. Weight capture is one of the technologies under capture solutions and it involves farmers weighing their produce being delivered to the factories or weigh at the factories.