Digital agriculture: Digital Farming School inaugurates its campus in Yamoussoukro

Author: Adolphe ANGOUAPublished on: October 29, 2026Country: Côte d’Ivoire
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Digital agriculture: Digital Farming School inaugurates its campus in Yamoussoukro

The Digital Farming School (DFS) will officially inaugurate its campus on October 31, 2026, at the Technopôle of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute in Yamoussoukro. Established jointly by Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and INP-HB, with support from OCP Africa, the school will train technicians to integrate digital tools into farming. Its two-year program covers agricultural drones, connected sensors, crop monitoring and data analysis, and leads to a certificate as a specialized Agritech developer. The first cohort will include 50 students aged 18 to 35 with at least a two-year postsecondary qualification, with tuition fully covered.

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