POLICY · COMPANIES · #2579
Google.org backs World Bank's AI-enabled Open Network for Agriculture to reach 1M farmers
Google.org is providing $2.5 million to the World Bank Group (including the IFC) under the AgriConnect initiative to expand digital public infrastructure and build an AI-enabled Open Network for Agriculture (ONA) across multiple countries, aiming to help 1 million farmers access services by the end of 2027. ONA will connect public and private service providers so farmers can use a single platform for digital farmer IDs, credit, subsidy payments, markets and local-language voice-powered advice.
KEY POINTS
- Google.org is providing $2.5 million to the World Bank Group (including the IFC) under the AgriConnect initiative to expand digital public infrastructure and build an AI-enabled Open Network for Agriculture (ONA) across multiple countries, aiming to help 1 million farmers access services by the end of 2027.
- ONA will connect public and private service providers so farmers can use a single platform for digital farmer IDs, credit, subsidy payments, markets and local-language voice-powered advice.
- An AI-enabled shared digital infrastructure could significantly lower barriers for farmers to access finance, markets and localized advisory services at scale.
WHY IT MATTERS
An AI-enabled shared digital infrastructure could significantly lower barriers for farmers to access finance, markets and localized advisory services at scale.