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The founder tackling Africa鈥檚 data scarcity problem

The CEO of Amini AI, Kate Kallot, shares her story in life and business.

We meet Kate Kallot, the founder and CEO of Amini AI, a startup working to make farming and environmental data easier to obtain across Africa and other emerging economies. The entrepreneur set up the company with the aim of improving access to reliable information, shaped in part by her family鈥檚 experience fleeing the Central African Republic after her grandfather, an Interpol agent, was assassinated.

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Presenter: Leanna Byrne
Producers: Victoriya Holland and Niamh McDermott

Business Daily is the home of in-depth audio journalism devoted to the world of money and work. From small startup stories to big corporate takeovers, global economic shifts to trends in technology, we look at the key figures, ideas and events shaping business.

Each episode is a 17-minute, daily deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.

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(Picture: Kate Kallot. Credit: Kevin Allen/Devex)

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