Alibaba gives Rwandan startups a leg up for farming innovation

KIGALI - A startup hub on the fourth floor of a commercial building in Rwandan capital city Kigali is where Dioscore Shikama incubates his agritech e-commerce company.

The 26-year-old set up a target to serve global farmers after participating in a training program for e-commerce business founders provided by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba in China in November 2017.

Founded in 2016, AgriGo Ltd provides farmers with advisory services via mobile and allows them to keep records of farming costs through its electronic platform AgriGo.