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Top 10 mobile agriculture applications

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For most parts of Africa, the agriculture sector is a major source of employment. During the ICT4Ag conference in Kigali, Rwanda, stakeholders joined innovators and inventors to reflect on solutions and innovation targeted at users within this important sector. IT News Africa takes...
Mobile and Telecoms

Why mobile money can work in rural areas

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Mobile money is an important means of facilitating the transfer of funds across rural areas in Africa, but services are often designed to function in a specific way – which might not be to the benefit of all who are making use...
Mobile and Telecoms

Rwanda pins hope on ICT for agricultural, economic growth

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Smallholder farming, which is the backbone of many African economies, is set to be transformed by a combination of investment and greater access to information and communication technology, particularly mobile phones. The claim was made today by Michael Hailu, Director...
Mobile and Telecoms

Rwanda: ‘govt doing all it can’ to improve ICT literacy

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During the ICT4Ag Summit being held in Kigali, Rwanda, the Country's Minister of Agriculture was asked how citizens in rural areas are to benefit from ICT development if their ICT literacy is very low. The Minister, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, explained that there...
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ICT – all that is between Rwanda and value-added agriculture

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Approximately 65% of Africa’s workforce is involved in agriculture and the sector makes up 32% of the continent’s GDP, so there is a good reason to be optimistic about the future. So said Michael Hailu, director of CTA (Technical Centre...
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Rwanda – sowing seeds of innovation in agriculture

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Agriculture has been identified by governments across Africa as a sector of rising importance. In Rwanda, 80% of the country's workforce is involved with the sector. For that reason - and to forge partnerships and foster innovation between ICT and agriculture, the ICT4Ag...
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