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03-01-2020, 07:12 PM
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https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-images/2020-02/2d884ca0-5a67-11ea-bcff-2896580fa009 Deere & Co. is teaming up with the "Uber of tractors" in Africa and betting on a future where farmers summon machines with the touch of a button. The aim is to help the U.S. company boost sales of it famous green and yellow John Deere tractors, a tough task in a continent with the world's highest poverty rate and the least mechanised agricultural sector. Deere is currently testing the technology - a small black box fitted beneath dashboards - on around 400 tractors in Ghana and Kenya.Continue reading John Deere taps tractor-hailing tech for farmers in Africa (https://www.autoblog.com/2020/03/01/john-deere-hello-tractor-africa-sharing/)
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