In Yamoussoukro, Digital Farming School opens for 50 learners

The Digital Farming School combines agronomy, computing and entrepreneurship. Its two-year course is designed to train professionals able to develop tools adapted to farms.

By Kwame Boateng · 9 November 2026 · 1 min read

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Farmer working in a field in Accra, Ghana, April 2025. Contextual farming photograph unrelated to the Digital Farming School inauguration in Yamoussoukro. Amuzujoe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Digital Farming School opened on 31 October 2026 at the technology park of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) in Yamoussoukro, according to Côte d’Ivoire’s higher education ministry.

Established in partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and OCP Africa, the school has an initial intake of 50 learners selected from 80 applicants after three weeks of intensive coaching. It focuses on digital skills for agriculture.

The opening ceremony was chaired by Higher Education Minister Adama Diawara, with representatives of the agriculture and digital transition ministries in attendance. The school aims to train professionals able to develop technology-based solutions for agricultural businesses and producers.

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