Transcript Access to agriculture advisory services

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Problem
Opportunity
 Farmers have limited access to
modern agriculture technologies(the
ratio of farmers to agents is 2000: 1).
 High mobile phone penetration in
rural households.
 Decreased farmer yield and income.
 Decreased farmer autonomy.
 Threat to food security.
 Improving access to financial services
 Enhancing access to markets
 Provision of agricultural
information.
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Solution
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Solution
Offering improved information access, communication pathways
and record keeping services for smallholder farmers and agricultural
stakeholders.
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Solution
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What the farmers are demanding in addition…
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Record Keeping Services
Agriculture as a business tips
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What we want to see in the next 10 years…
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Effective communication pathways
between farmers and stakeholders.
Farmers paying for services to make
their farming business profitable.
More food is produced, more food
gets to market, and GDP from cash
crop exports soars.
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