MIYISA MUHIWA
| Organisation | Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo |
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| Organization type | University |
| Organization role |
Agronome Chargé de la recherche et la production agronomique
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| Pays | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Area of Expertise |
Crop production,teaching and extension service
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Forum The Role of ICTs in Sustainable Crop Production Intensification (SCPI) of horticulture crop based system (mainly fruits, vegetables, roots and tubers)
From your understanding and experiences, what is the role of ICTs in sustainable intensification of horticulture crop based s
I thank first the moderator and the case study contributor team for the heard work you done in opening discussion in this topic. I present you just my own experience in my area at North Kivu/ Congo-Kinshasa and especially in the Grand Nord.
As it is, we can't enjoy ICTs without having access in electricity; also the ability of reading and writing is one important things of enjoying it.
In our region we are challenged by the electricity and most of those who have access on it don't use it comfortably (some of them use electricity just for home lighting, watch movies then information, charging telephone and domestic devices) but they get information trough the radio.
Horticulture products are producing by old man with an average age between 35-45 year. They are illiterates and unable to read or to write. They use mobile phone jut for call. Young people who knows to read and to write spend them time on social network. In this context we spend by creating an Agripreneur program which engages Youth in agriculture and especially horticulture crop production. For those who have Smartphone, we exchange agricultural production and crop marketing knowledge, issues and opportunities via sms in local network, whatsApp groups and facebook.