# How big tech and big Ag are colliding to rob African farmers in the name of innovation.

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Podcast: [Battle For African Agriculture Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/battle-for-african-agriculture-podcast-7332764)
Published: 2026-03-06T08:22:01+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/battle-for-african-agriculture-podcast/2605418
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Duration seconds: 2233

## Resource

In this episode of Battle for African Agriculture, Million Belay speaks with researcher and global policy expert Lim Li Ching about the rapid rise of digital agriculture. Drawing from the IPES-Food report “Head in the Cloud,” they explore how alliances between Big Tech and agribusiness are reshaping farming through data platforms, AI, and cloud computing. They examine data extractivism, farmer autonomy, seed sovereignty, and the political nature of innovation.

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