How a Telegram Group (Farmers+254) Is Rapidly Transforming Itself To Becoming A Support System For Farmers In Kenya
A simple mobile phone 15 years ago was out of reach for most small holder farmers in Kenya but that has changed. Affordable smart phones are increasingly becoming accessible and there is foreseen increase in usage for the technology by small holder farmers to access information in the medium term. A mobile phone screenshot of Farmers+254 Telegram Group Today, a group of young professional youths involved in agriculture has seen an opportunity in creating an agricultural group on telegram – Farmers+254 – in Kenya, a group where farmers are sharing information, marketing their produce, getting technical help, market updates, trends in agribusiness, value addition support and questions getting answered in real time. Telegram has indeed become part of the holy grail together with the traditional over the internet SMS to reach more small holder farmers and value chain actors with timely information dissemination. TELEGRAM Telegram is a cloud-based ins...