Thursday, November 13, 2014

Vodacom, Partners Vow Support to Farmers

THOUSANDS of smallholder farmers are to receive support to improve their incomes through Information and Communications Technology (ICT), through a service sponsored by Vodacom and its several partners launched known as Kilimo Klub.
Kilimo Klub is the partnership of Vodacom Tanzania, Olam International, Connected Farmers Alliance and Techno Serve aimed at improving farmers' productivity.
"Farmers are now having at their fingertips access to M-Pesa and are empowered financially through the use of M-Pawa which provides access to the safest and most convenient banking services."It gives them access to savings and loans facilities.
Kilimo Klub also affords its users a special cost-effective tariff targeted atenabling farmers to connect with each other and their whole supply chain.
"Farmers can communicate at very low rates from this tariff starting at as little as 400/- a day, " Vodacom said in a statement issued in Dar es Salaam.
In line with this year's resolution by the UN General Assembly that 2014 is the 'International Year of Family Farming', Vodacom Tanzania Limited continues to empower and recognize the contribution of smallholder farmer.
Vodacom Tanzania Head of Brand and Communications, Mr Kelvin Twissa, said, "Mobile communications offer major opportunities to advance human development -- from providing access to education and health information to helping boost productivity in the agricultural sector."
"In this case, mobile services are being used to enhance farmers' lives and transform business performance across the agricultural value chain."

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