1. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Market Information Exchange

2. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Business is driven by information

3. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 African agriculture no different… Will it rain? what can I sell for? When do I plant? Do you have it in stock? How do I treat it? Have they planted? Where is the truck?

4. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 A rural media channel for any party to exchange info…

5. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Targeted messaging by profile/location… Adverts Direct Marketing Training Reminders Event Notices Sourcing Pest advice Extension

6. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Reporting in stock quantities… Inventory Supplies Distribution

7. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Getting automatic alerts on prices…

8. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Matchmaking: linking buyers & sellers…

9. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Automatic polling for field events/activities… Setup poll Track Responses Send Messages Analyse Data

10. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Android ‘smart’ Java ‘feature’

11. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 $8-18$300-3,000$3,000-8,000 Used by different types of clients…

12. ICT4D Showcase Lusaaka, Zambia March 2011 Many projects starting Some ‘successes’ Different deployments