Presentation by Charles Marc Wanume, Research & Quality Analyst, Grameen Foundation AppLab
Session: Meeting the Content Needs of Mobile-Based Agriculture Services
on 5 Nov 2013
ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda
HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptx
Mobile Indigenous Knowledge: The “cloud” for Local knowledge Dissemination
1. Mobile Indigenous Knowledge:
The “cloud” for Local knowledge
Dissemination
Title Slide
Cultivating the Innovation culture
Charles Marc Wanume
ICT4Ag-Kigali Nov 4-8, 2013
2. Undocumented Local
Knowledge
Loss of important components across
generations
Scattered and not accessible
Yet…….
Smallholder farmer are unable to purchase
expensive synthetic inputs
Environmental and health concerns about
synthetic agricultural inputs
3. Caroline's story?
Distance from inputs-dealer’ or union/town: 45 km
Distance from Ag ext station/sub county: 1 hr walk
Income: <$1.25 a day
Education Level: Primary 7
4. Typical Farmer Problem
A
Problem- 10 of her birds of 20 had died.
Solution -A CKW looked up the problem using a phone and
advised her to add aloe-vera to drinking water she gave to the
hens. All her remaining chicken survived!
5. How It works
Call Center
Call Center
& Issue
Tracking
Grameen
cloud
Local Knowledgebase
CKW intermediary
Content team
Web interface
•SMS subscription
• broadcast channels
•Voice
6. Smart Apps
Local caching
Farmers aren’t always
online
Network coverage isn’t
yet 100%
Informational databases
need to be accessible
always
7. Coverage of CKW network
36 Districts
1,139 CKWs
CKW
Extension
worker
4-6 villages
500-800 households
5-10 km
15-40 villages
3,000-9,000 households
50-300 km
8. We hope…
Developing a base for local knowledge will.
Secure innovations for future generations
Increase accessibility
Provide cost effective solutions for smallholder farmers
Reduce health and environmental risks
Ensure multi-stakeholder involvement in knowledge
generation and dissemination
9. CKW program –September 2013
204,152
1,139
36
Districts
CKWs
25.08%
74,650
Repeat
Usage
Surveys
308,059
Info
Searches
Farmers
Registered
42
Crops &
Livestock
1,845,115
Total
Interactions
10. Demo of Apps
Please come to the plug and play day to see how
the CKW search Application works