Project Details

Amelioration of Agriculture Advisory services through ICT during Covid 19


Description

Enjeal Nys Agro works for the development of agriculture through agriculture innovation and agribusiness initiative. The organization is carrying out projects such as: farmers field business school; Cameroon Agribusiness Academy; continued empowerment service; and the ICT for agricultural development. We developed an online platform where Agriculture extension and Advisory services worker can find short messages on good Agriculture practices to share with Smallholder farmers.

ICT Tools used: The online platform is been developed via worldpress, any practician can have access to it. Smallholder farmers receive counseling through their mobile phones in form of short messages system (SMS)

Project website

https://enjealnysagro.wordpress.com/ict4agd-projet-mefoup/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4. Capacity building
  • AL C7. E-agriculture
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 2: Zero hunger

Coverage
  • Cameroon

Status

Ongoing

Start date

01 May 2020

End date

Not set


Replicability

This project can be replicated in sub-saharan country where internet connexions and telecommunications networks is a problem. It was first developed for a specific now many village a benefiting it.


Sustainability

Yeah it is sustainable. Agriculture Advisory service in Cameroon need a tool like this to be more effective. USSD is to be put in place so that the service will be automatic for Smallholder farmers.


WSIS values promotion

By providing farmers with more information on good agricultural practices, this project promotes the following WSIS values: C3. Access to information and knowledge; C4. Capacity building; C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture.


Entity name

ENJEAL NYS AGRO

Entity country—type

Cameroon Civil Society

Entity website

https://www.enjealnysagro.wordpress.com