General Manager of Newage Agric Solutions, Martin Tettey Nartey.
The General Manager of Newage Agric Solutions, Mr Martin Tettey Nartey has challenged students pursuing Agriculture at the university level to leverage technology to solve the myriad of challenges confronting the agriculture sector.
Speaking to over 700 agricultural students from the University of Cape Coast at a day’s seminar on campus as part of activities marking the Green Week celebration of the International Association of Students in Agriculture and Related Sciences, UCC, under the theme "Agriculture, The New Thriving Force", Mr Nartey, an alumnus of the School of Agriculture, UCC, challenged the students to get creative with technology because it has the potential of solving major problems associated with the sector, insisting “technology has a transformative potential in agriculture”.
Addressing concerns about the impact of AI on the sector, and how most people see it as a threat to job security in today’s world, he urged students to commit to understanding the application of technology in their chosen field of agriculture as the value for technology in the sector presents more opportunities than what people think.
“People complain about AI taking over and stealing their business and threatening their job security. But I see it as an opportunity. An opportunity because those who know how to use AI and technology tools are the ones who will excel in the world now. The real deal is not how AI is taking over but how to use it because it is beneficial and profitable especially in the Agric Sector now, making life very easy and convenient for farmers and all involved” he said.
