Elliot Avila shares his experience working on technologies to alleviate poverty in rural farming communities in Tanzania. By sharing the ups and downs of his quest to create better technology for smallholder farmers, he shows us how innovation in all aspects of business can help us meet unexpected challenges and find inventive solutions to the biggest problems facing our world. Learn more about his startup company making farm equipment to fight poverty in East Africa. Elliot shares his experience working on technologies to alleviate poverty in rural farming communities in Tanzania. By sharing the ups and downs of his quest to create better technology for smallholder farmers, he shows us how innovation in all aspects of business can help us meet unexpected challenges and find inventive solutions to the biggest problems facing our world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx