{
  "id": 8137582,
  "title": "DBG launches AI-powered platform to support farmers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dbg-launches-ai-powered-platform-to-support-farmers",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/dbg-launches-ai-powered-platform-to-support-farmers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Development Bank of Ghana (DBG), in collaboration with Opportunity International (OI) and the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL), has introduced an AI-driven agricultural finance platform named Boa Mi, meaning \"help me\" in the Akan language. Boa Mi is designed to offer farmers, extension officers, and financial institutions instant, data-driven agricultural advice through a WhatsApp-based interface. The platform aims to bridge the information gap, a significant challenge for smallholder farmers who often lack the necessary knowledge to treat farming as a profitable business. Prof. Randolph Nsor-Ambala, DBG's CEO, emphasized that the initiative aligns with the bank's efforts to promote agribusiness and make agriculture more commercially viable. The AI-powered system provides real-time information on agricultural portfolios, enabling financial institutions to make better lending decisions and reducing the risk associated with lending to farmers.",
  "summary": "The Development Bank Ghana (DBG), in partnership with Opportunity International (OI) and the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL), has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agricultural finance platform designed to provide farmers with timely technical advice and support financial institutions in making better lending decisions. The platform,…",
  "key_points": [
    "DBG, Opportunity International, and GIRSAL launch AI-powered platform Boa Mi",
    "Boa Mi provides instant, data-driven agricultural advice via WhatsApp",
    "Platform aims to bridge information gap for smallholder farmers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}