Gone are the days when one would first walk to the internet café to access internet so as to interact with the rest of the world, with the increasing developments and innovations it’s now easier for the rural farmers to stay on line by buying an MTN bundle using their IDEOS phones which is basically data converted from the airtime.
The E.Director orients the plant Doctors on how to load a bundle.
at a refresher training for the plant doctors and nurses this morning of 7th December, RIC-NET oriented the participants from the project areas of kasese and Bundibugyo in the purchase of data and finally how to acess internet the least being one day for as low as 500/=. In partnership with EFIL and plant wise through Busongora community library , RIC-NET has promoted information sharing on control of plant diseases and pests, since the plant doctors/ community information facilitators have been given IDEOS phones, they go online to get information about remedies for plant diseases and pests which information is disseminated to the farmers at the market days,
A photo taken using an IDEOS phone at the trainingthis arrangement has been expanded to Mawa market adding to the traditional markets of kisinga that operates on Fridays,Mpondwe-Lhubiriha that runs on Friday, Busunga & harugale market on Thursday and Mpanga on Monday.