Abdulai Ba

Revolutionized agricultural tech in Senegal through mobile app innovations

Abdulai Ba is a Senegalese engineer whose 2021 startup KharYaa developed Africa's first agritech app integrating satellite imagery with soil analysis. By 2025, the platform served 30,000+ farmers across West Africa, increasing crop yields by 65% through real-time advisory systems. His 2023 Climate Resilience Program introduced drought-resistant seed databases accessible via basic mobile phones, reaching 12 rural regions. Ba's partnership with UNESCO (2024) expanded services to Madagascar and Mozambique, earning him the African Innovation Prize. His TED Talk "Growing Digital Roots" (2022) has over 2 million views, inspiring similar initiatives in Malawi and Zambia.