From Missionary in Kenya to AI Farmer App Founder in Zimbabwe — Nyasha’s Remarkable Journey

In this interview, we sit down with Nyasha Ushewokunze from Zimbabwe, who first discovered programming while serving a mission in Kenya—during COVID—when he wondered whether there was a better way to automate Facebook ads. With no laptop, he began learning Python on a tiny phone, eventually enrolling in BYU–Pathway and taking software development courses that opened an entirely new world of possibilities.

Today, Nyasha is the solo founder of FarmerFlow AI, a full-stack web application helping farmers across Africa track crops, manage livestock, forecast yields, optimize inputs, and use AI-powered insights to improve food production. He also leads the BYU–Pathway Tech Society for Africa & Southeast Asia, connecting 3,000+ students with industry professionals.

In this conversation, Nyasha shares:

🌱 How coding on a phone turned into a career
🌱 The moment BYU–Pathway unlocked the ability to build full-stack apps
🌱 A live demo of FarmerFlow AI (authentication, dashboards, fields, animal tracking, APIs, weather, forecasting, AI insights)
🌱 The realities of entrepreneurship in Africa (Stripe limitations, solo development challenges)
🌱 His mission-driven goal: helping families and farmers produce more food by 2050
🌱 The growing student tech community across Africa and Asia
🌱 Advice for young developers trying to level up

If you want to connect with Nyasha, collaborate, or learn more about his work, find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyashaushewokunze/.

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