Under the World Bank Group’s AgriConnect initiative, Google.org is supporting the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and broader World Bank Group (WBG) to better empower farmers .
Their collective goal is to help 1 million farmers access crucial livelihood-improving services by the end of 2027. With Google.org’s $2.5 million in support, the WBG will expand digital public infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture: shared digital systems that act as “public roads” for online services.
Following a successful pilot in India, the WBG will build an AI-enabled Open Network for Agriculture (ONA) across several countries spanning Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. By connecting public and private sector service providers in a shared digital network, ONA lets farmers avoid separate, disconnected apps, using a single platform to access vital resources like digital farmer IDs, credit lines, direct subsidy payments, markets to sell produce, and voice-powered advice in their local language on farming, weather, pricing, and finances.
This support builds on an alliance between Google and the World Bank Group to accelerate digital transformation in emerging markets.