Village phones for farmers in Uganda

Faced with the challenge of improving communications among grassroots farmers in the Kayunga district in Central Uganda, Information Communication Technologies for Africa Rural Development (ICTARD) has distributed village phones which form a key part of the information and communication system there for the farmers helping them to plan their crop production and gain access to markets. [via Information for Development]

"The farmers themselves have maximized the use of the village phones to access market information from any part of Uganda. They use locally developed SMS services to send and automatically receive updates on market prices. Because of this, farmers no longer have to wait for buyers and middlemen who con them.

emily | 12:51 PM | Mobile phone projects - Third World |
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