Farming Initiative

4th November 2014

  

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The Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA), a public-private partnership between Vodafone Group, the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and not-for-profit organisation TechnoServe, has announced its first commercial agreement to use mobile technology to increase the productivity of thousands of low-income, smallholder farmers in Tanzania.

Under the agreement between the CFA, agribusiness Olam International and Vodacom Tanzania, around 30 000 of Olam’s coffee, cotton and cocoa smallholder farmers in Tanzania will benefit from this initative.

TechnoServe will also provide training for Olam International staff and farmers. Vodafone Group regional CEO Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific region, Serpil Timuray,  says mobile communications offer major opportunities to advance human development – from providing access to education and health information to helping boost productivity in the agriculture sector.

In this case, mobile services are being used to enhance farmers’ lives and transform business performance at all points of the agricultural value chain. “These partnerships have a powerful effect in helping rural communities develop new skills and grow revenues. Vodafone is committed to using its technology to help improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers around the world.”

 

contact: Suraya Hamdulay
company: Vodacom Group Limited
tel: 082 991 0905

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