As part of her internship with Food Tank, former IDEV4100:ICT4D
(Fall 2011 semester) student Suzannah Schneider authored this
blog entitled “Five Ways Cell Phones are Changing Agriculture In
Africa.” The post lists some familiar ideas, such as using
mobile phones to access market prices and weather information,
as well as receive useful information via SMS messages. However,
it also mentions some more specific and innovative ideas such as
iCow and micro-insurance. Based on your experiences in our
class, what are your thoughts on these 5 applications of mobiles
for agricultural development? More information about Food Tank
can be found in this video: “The Food Think Tank Trailer“ In
October of 2011, the organization Agro-Insight conducted a study
prompted by The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services
(GFRAS), the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform,
& the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to
identify the recipe for success in common or open exchange video
platforms for farmers