Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts have urged farmers to embrace Mobile applications and ICT platforms, which they indicated have the potential to transform farmers’ lives by vastly improving access to markets and the performance of the agricultural sector in the region. The experts indicated that farmers were reluctant to exploit or invest in the platforms which they said were beneficial in aggregation of data, transmission, storage and dissemination of key information, providing newer business opportunities and facilitating early warning and disaster management systems. They said advances in mobile telephony and digital transformation will enhance... Continue reading →
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