El Mahdi Aboulmanadel, founder of the Moroccan startup Deepleaf, marked the spirits during the innovation competition of the Gitex Africa 2025 by winning the first prize thanks to its artificial intelligence dedicated to farmers. A victory that will allow his youngster to extend his impact on a global scale.
Founded by a multidisciplinary team of engineering engineers, data scientists and financial experts, DeepLeaf offers an innovative solution to detect culture disease by artificial intelligence.
“This price will allow us to improve our technology and expand our coverage to more cultures and diseases”explains El Mahdi Aboulmanadel, visibly moved. “Thanks to our solution, farmers will be able to reduce the use of pesticides, optimize their costs and increase their yields. »»
A team success and an electric atmosphere
The young entrepreneur did not fail to pay tribute to his team and to the energy of the Moroccan public present during his presentation.
-“The winner of last year told me that he had won thanks to the noisy encouragement of his audience. So I told my team: ‘Shout as strong as possible during the pitch!’ And they did it! »»he says with a smile. “But beyond the atmosphere, it is above all their hard work that allowed us to develop this technology. »»
Strong institutional support
El Mahdi also wanted to thank its institutional partners, in particular The Digital Development Agency (ADD)the Ministry of Digitalization of Morocco and German cooperation GIZwhich contributed to the development of Deepleaf.
With this victory, the Moroccan startup confirms its ambition to democratize AI in the agricultural sector, by offering a solution accessible to all. An innovation that could lastingly transform agricultural practices, not only in Morocco, but also internationally.
Rachid Mahmoudi
