Seacom helps Tanzanian farmers

CAJ News Agency reports.

The mobile-based application is developed by Dar es Salaam-based application services provider Nuru Infocomm and empowers rural farmers by collecting market information and disseminating it to them in real-time.

Anna Kahama-Rupia, MD at Seacom Tanzania, said, as an organisation dedicated to helping Africa connect to the digital economy, the company was proud to support this project.

Nuru Infocomm is developing similar applications for conservation to help conservationists look after Tanzania's natural heritage.

Seacom's donation will be used to fund training of farmers participating in a pilot project in Shinyanga, in northern Tanzania, ahead of a wider rollout of the application across the country, Media Update writes.

The project to develop the application also has the support of the Tanzanian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing and the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation, TATEDO.

Says Kahama-Rupia: “It is a wonderful initiative that promises to help farmers prosper by giving them access to valuable and relevant information in real-time. The application shows just how technology helps to develop and grow rural economies and change people's lives.”