. Women are often overlooked in various industries in South Africa. For example, there is one woman for every seven men employed in mining, one woman for every six men employed in construction and one woman for every three men employed in agriculture.
. This therefore begs the question of whether agritech could be a workable solution for female empowerment and unemployment in South Africa.Agritech is described as technology and innovations that are applied in agricultural activities that increase production with fewer inputs and make agricultural practices more accurate. Quicker farming machines, crop improvements and digital supply chain monitoring are all visible examples of agritech.
produce, allowing them to be able to send their children to school, relocate to more suitable housing and create jobs for other females.digital platform which provides women farmers with access to agribusiness information, financial instruments and produce markets. The digital platform empowers rural women by assisting them to determine their actual land size for production forecasting and understanding market prices.