Inside Information. Will Ross.
by Ross, Will; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 63Science. Publisher: BBC Focus on Africa, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Cellular telephones | Farmers -- Africa | Mobile communication systems | Telecommunication systems -- Africa | Uganda -- Social conditions | Wireless communication systems -- Developing countriesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Surrounded by fields of maize, farmer James Waibi pulls out his Nokia phone, presses a few keys and within seconds knows the current price of maize at markets throughout Uganda. This information is available thanks to Foodnet--an organisation which works for greater market efficiency and value-added processing in the agricultural sector." (BBC FOCUS ON AFRICA) This article explains how information obtained from cell phones enables Ugandan farmers to know the price of their crops.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Inside Information, Jan.-March 2004; pp. 23.
"Surrounded by fields of maize, farmer James Waibi pulls out his Nokia phone, presses a few keys and within seconds knows the current price of maize at markets throughout Uganda. This information is available thanks to Foodnet--an organisation which works for greater market efficiency and value-added processing in the agricultural sector." (BBC FOCUS ON AFRICA) This article explains how information obtained from cell phones enables Ugandan farmers to know the price of their crops.
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