India, Feb. 20 -- The first Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (ACSAM) that took place in Tanzania earlier this month ended with a strong call to drive action on smart and inclusive farming across the continent, encompassing agricultural mechanisation and digital innovations.

The conference, organised by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the African Union and hosted by the Republic of Tanzania, brought together governments, farmers' organisations, youth and women's groups, the private sector and development partners from across the continent who spent four days deliberating on how to speed up Africa's agriculture mechanisation agenda.

The meeting, which ran ...