I'm the director of Vanilla-Jatropha Development Foundation an NGO collaborating wity Trees on Farm Network of ASARECA to promote the development and promotion of Jatropha curcas as an energy crop in East and Central Africa. ASARECA member countires are about 10 and there is great contast interms of bio-physiscal features even within the countries themselves. Biofuel crop in this region is at the early stages of development and it is now that we are trying to develop and disseminate information to promote the Jatropha Value chain. This therefore depends entirely on Innovative information and communications systems to enable all stakeholders inthe value chain from farmers-processors-marketers and even policy makers understand there role inthe value chain. As you may be aware that east and central african countries is not well developed in ICT, we as agricultural scientist have to develop innovative ways of disseminating information to opur members since agricultural development depends entirely on information given to the producers. It is sad that greater percentage of producers lack information and therefore production is not as required. It is therefore our challenge to develop Innovative information and communication systems that considers all members along the agricultural value chain. Let us therefore discuss and slot ideas that can bring development in to this subject. Waiting eagerly to read from fellow members of the forum. Regards.