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Why African agri-tech keeps failing, and what open-source changes

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June 19, 2026

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Why African agri-tech keeps failing, and what open-source changes
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Enterprise software has always faced a structural choice – scale or fit, writes Bernard Wright, lead at AgriOS, an open-source ERP for African agri-SMEs. Build generic and you reach millions, but serve none of them well. Build for local markets, and you achiev

Enterprise software has always faced a structural choice – scale or fit, writes Bernard Wright, lead at AgriOS, an open-source ERP for African agri-SMEs. Build generic and you reach millions, but serve none of them well. Build for local markets, and you achieve fit, but limit your reach. African ag-tech has tried both. Particularly, SME [...]

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