NAIROBI, Feb. 10 -- THE Deputy Minister for Agriculture, David Silinde has represented Tanzania at the Private Sector Engagement Summit on Sustainable Food Trade and Investment in Africa, held in Nairobi, Kenya.

The summit jointly organised by the OECD and the government of Kenya and opened by Kenyas Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and Digital Economy, William Kabogo focused on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to address climate and water challenges in Africas agriculture sector.

At the summit, Mr Silinde highlighted Tanzanias initiatives, including the digital registration of farmers, management of input subsidies, and agricultural data systems.

Elaborating, he said that AI has enabled ...