@Harry, Indeed it was. What we need to do is convince our own government of the benefits of ICT in similar cases locally.

On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:

If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?

Harry Hare

Director  |  African eDevelopment Resource Centre

PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya 

Tel +254 20 4041646  |  Cel +254 725 650044

From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000
To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org>
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!

Listers,

Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.

Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!

 

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-africa-person-of-the-year/

 

 

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