"Advancing in a thriving world is not only a theme, but it is also a promise. And it is our mission to make good on that promise."
— Tendai Chitapi, Co-Founder and CEO of Kuronga
Kuronga, based in South Africa, took the bonus prize winning $100,000 for Most Creative Use of Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies. Its machine learning and machine vision mobile app uses artificial intelligence to connect farmers with buyers, making it easier to validate the quality of crops. The Kuronga app aims to disrupt the value chain and structural barriers in Africa, enabling small farmers to compete with commercial farmers, reduce crop losses and food waste, sell more produce, earn more revenue, and overall accelerate productivity.
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