Mobile tech platform will boost access to essential market info for farmers
Vodacom has partnered with German-based entities to launch a R21m mobile technology platform for small farm owners.The group said its three year partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Government and Manstrat Agricultural Intelligence Solutions, would support SA’s smallholder farmers with mobile software services.Named the "connected farmer" technology platform, its aim is to link thousands of smallholder farmers with potential buyers and partners including small and commercial agribusinesses, nongovernmental organisations and farmer associations.Vodacom Business CEO Vuyani Jarana said digitising the agricultural value chain meant that smallholder farmers would benefit from access to information and markets."Vodacom and its partners will enable this while reducing some of the risks carried by agribusinesses. Vodacom’s ICT services enable enterprises to have real time visibility of their supply chains, as well as the abil...
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