Comments on: Tanzanian Farmers and Their SMS-Empowered Market Spy http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justin Mchome http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/comment-page-1/#comment-524283 Justin Mchome Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:25:23 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1740#comment-524283 that is a challenge.... on how are we using our phone to speed up our development and society in general..! that is a challenge…. on how are we using our phone to speed up our development and society in general..!

]]> By: Michael Anuzis » Crowd-Sourcing SMS Market Efficiency in Africa http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/comment-page-1/#comment-123681 Michael Anuzis » Crowd-Sourcing SMS Market Efficiency in Africa Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:16:26 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1740#comment-123681 [...] 2) Small pockets of people doing SMS messaging to inform farmers of fair market prices are helping to improve the income/economic efficiency of their regions: http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/ [...] [...] 2) Small pockets of people doing SMS messaging to inform farmers of fair market prices are helping to improve the income/economic efficiency of their regions: http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/ [...]

]]> By: kiwanja http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/comment-page-1/#comment-123188 kiwanja Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:17:24 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1740#comment-123188 You can't get much more low-tech than a spy with a mobile phone. =) (Well, maybe a spy with a landline?!). You can’t get much more low-tech than a spy with a mobile phone. =)

(Well, maybe a spy with a landline?!).

]]> By: HASH http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/comment-page-1/#comment-123171 HASH Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:23:22 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1740#comment-123171 @John Rife - It is an interesting story, and I'm intrigued enough to go looking for more examples of where increased information has helped local communities. I'll see what else I can dig up. @John Rife – It is an interesting story, and I’m intrigued enough to go looking for more examples of where increased information has helped local communities. I’ll see what else I can dig up.

]]> By: John Rife http://whiteafrican.com/2008/12/01/tanzanian-farmers-and-their-sms-empowered-market-spy/comment-page-1/#comment-123116 John Rife Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:29:15 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1740#comment-123116 Great story. Thanks for sharing it. Stories like this really inspire me to put my passion for technology to good use. I love that simple technologies that we use everyday can make such a big impact on the socioeconomic developments of a whole community. Great story. Thanks for sharing it. Stories like this really inspire me to put my passion for technology to good use. I love that simple technologies that we use everyday can make such a big impact on the socioeconomic developments of a whole community.

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