Kow Sam
| Organization | Prepeez Tech Ltd |
|---|---|
| Organization type | Private Sector (Commercial Companies) |
| Country | Ghana |
Consulting for the World Bank on the development of an extensive Electronic Agricultural information system for knowledge developers, local users and also facilitating communication solutions for Agri businesses in West Africa
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Forum Forum: ICT enabling rural financial services and micro-insurance for smallholders
Question 3 (opens 23 May) What is the role of ICT in value chain partnerships?
Submitted by Kow Sam on Tue, 05/28/2013 - 11:52
Prepeez Ltd a worldbank contracted Consulting company in Ghana and La cote D'voire in Partnership with MTN the leading mobile services provider in Africa are currently launching a complete value chain solution tha provides Technology support services through a GPS anabled monitoring and management system for agriculture(www.e-extension.gov.gh) . Farmers can now access value content and services in their local dilate on all issues from commodity cultivation to market access and even health tips from their standard mobile phones. This partnership has compeled MTN to offer very low Tarrif call services for farmers and total value chain service providers and actors to talk among themselves for as low as $1.00 per week. through this there is an expected wider access for the farmer to reach a wider buyer market as well as buyers reaching where commodities can be located and negociations can take place vitually before physical meeting for a better bargain.
MTNs Parnership with this product is also to promote the use Mobile money for commodity payments tha can offer an opportunity for farmer insurance and financing solutions since Locating and identifying farmers as well as match making can be well established. here financing istitutions can offer various products since communications and access to farmers are made easy on the platform http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3co0RojJE
MTNs Parnership with this product is also to promote the use Mobile money for commodity payments tha can offer an opportunity for farmer insurance and financing solutions since Locating and identifying farmers as well as match making can be well established. here financing istitutions can offer various products since communications and access to farmers are made easy on the platform http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3co0RojJE