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1. Smallholder women farmers saving millions of shillings through <span class="highlight">mobile</span> phone platform

(Programme Highlights)

... for many years in Africa.  E-Women, AFMAX (Africa Markets and Farms Exchange) platform is a mobile phone based innovation developed by FCI that is aimed at reducing labor and time spent by women smallholder ...

Created on 06 October 2015

2. <span class="highlight">Mobile</span> phone innovation increases women smallholder farmers' productivity

(Programme Highlights)

... production processes, Farm Concern International (FCI) came up with a mobile technology innovation that reduces labor and time spent by women smallholder farmers in accessing quality farm inputs, services ...

Created on 06 October 2015

3. <span class="highlight">Mobile</span> Cassava Chipper transforming Tangakona Commercial Village local economy

(Programme Highlights)

The Tanga Kona Commercial Village is one of the organized CVs that form trading blocs for agricultural commodities. In doing this, the communities’ capacity to utilize available resources for commercial ...

Created on 17 April 2015

4. Over 5,300 women on AFMA-X <span class="highlight">mobile</span> phone app to increase productivity

(Programme Highlights)

Mobile communications technology has quickly become the world’s most common way of transmitting voice, data, and services in the developing world. Given this dramatic change, mobile applications (m-apps) ...

Created on 26 February 2015

5. <span class="highlight">Mobile</span> telephony app to save money and time for smallholder farmers

(Programme Highlights)

A survey conducted by Farm Concern International (FCI) on 2,390 farmers revealed that smallholder farmers can save money and time if they can optimise the readily accessible mobile platform.   Research ...

Created on 24 February 2015

6. New <span class="highlight">Mobile</span> Application to Reduce Costs for Smallholder Farmers

(Blog)

... it is cheap and user friendly. “The technology involved is as simple as sending money via a mobile phone,” he said. “First, the user needs to register by dialing *384*6# and then follow a series of simplified ...

Created on 02 February 2015

7. Building a Kuku <span class="highlight">Mobile</span> Shed

(Training videos)

Created on 24 September 2014

8. eKijiji - Commercial Villages Trade Platform APP

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... pests and diseases, harvest and post-harvest management tips from the platform for specified commodities Has access to lending institutions The platform has been linked to mobile money services such ...

Created on 06 February 2020

9. Kijiji Biashara Trade Fair renews hope for increased productivity and profitability for farmers in Mondo and Mwendakulima wards

(Programme Highlights)

... suppliers, seed and fertilizer companies, mobile communication operators for access to agriculture services for agricultural development, post-harvest management promoters, land preparation services among ...

Created on 19 October 2018

10. Cassava 4 Food

(Cassava 4 Food)

... remarked Mr. Masyuki- the Commercial Village chairman...Read More Mobile Cassava Chipper transforming Tangakona Commercial Village local economy The Tanga Kona Commercial Village is one of the organized ...

Created on 23 June 2017

11. Transforming Generations for a Better Future

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... some of the products that she needed were not available at the local agro vets. Through the program, Julieta learnt basic IT skills to access farm agro-inputs using her mobile phone, saving time and ...

Created on 11 November 2016

12. Farmers reap benefits from use of improved seed varieties

(Programme Highlights)

The farm inputs industry is dynamic and therefore farmers have to keep researching on new entrants and improved items in the market.  Consequently, FCI introduced ASA onion seeds to Ngage Commercial Village ...

Created on 10 November 2016

13. Maize Cost Benefit Analysis & Price Trends In Kenya

(Informal Market Data)

Maize Price Trends in Selected Coutries   Sampled Banana Price Trends per County    

Created on 25 October 2016

14. Minister Commends Farm Concern International and partners for new agricultural programme

(Blog)

... smallholder farmers. Contributing  sustainable natural resource management. Building capacity of smallholder farmers and provide innovative ICT solutions through digitized e-extension and mobile phone ...

Created on 09 August 2016

15. FCI enhances productivity among Small Holder Farmers through Afma-X Technology

(Programme Highlights)

... developed by FCI, is designed to leverage on the mobile phone technology that is wide spread across many African countries, Kenya being among them. The intervention has been rolled out in 10 commercial ...

Created on 06 October 2015

16. Cassava processing innovations turn around smallholder farmers' socio-economic status

(Programme Highlights)

... components under the programme. FCI in partnership with equipment fabricators from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania designed and developed simple cassava processing chippers ranging from mobile Kijiji (mounted ...

Created on 15 September 2015

17. AFMA-X Invention Shared With the World in Abu Dhabi

(Blog)

... basic mobile phone and uses IT technology to save on time, energy, labor and increase in productivity.  During the month of January and February 2015 alone, farmers from Kieni, Kiambu, Meru and Mbeere ...

Created on 19 March 2015

18. AFMA-X to save USD 5.9 Million, 124.48 million kilometres, for 1 million farmers

(Programme Highlights)

... potential to save millions of hours spent travelling as well as millions of dollars.  The E-Women AFMA-X is a mobile phone based innovation developed by FCI. The innovation aims to reduce labor and time ...

Created on 24 February 2015

19. Access to market information to increase smallholder farmers' income

(Programme Highlights)

... to farmers. The use of mobile telephony helped farmers access the best agronomic practices easily.  As a result of this, majority of farmers participating in the e-Warehouse project have adopted utilization ...

Created on 18 February 2015

20. Over 4,874 smallholder farmers in Meru trained on principles of commercial village model

(Programme Highlights)

... mobile phones.  FCI has been training smallholder farmers on principles of commercial village model which promote collective action on grains marketing, purchase of farm inputs and savings. During the ...

Created on 04 February 2015