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A digital transformation in Kenya bringing farmers closer to seedling producers

The OnLima platform involves the use of a USSD code (*789*7892#) that works offline using android mobile phones by accessing the service via text prompts. Growers can then access various information, such as the availability, price, variety and locality of seedlings, with which propagators, across t...

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Main Authors: Coyne, D.L., Kisaakye, James, Nyambura, Eva Ivy, Miringu, Newton Nyagah, Odera, Janet Achieng, Njeri, Ann, Irungu, Miriam, Awino, Martha, Claereboudt, Etienne, Murithi, Harun, Nyabuto, Mellen, Mwenda, Godfrey
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR System Organization 2025
Subjects:
digital technology
seedlings
traceability
farmers
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176953
Summary:The OnLima platform involves the use of a USSD code (*789*7892#) that works offline using android mobile phones by accessing the service via text prompts. Growers can then access various information, such as the availability, price, variety and locality of seedlings, with which propagators, across the country. It was developed by PremaGrow seedling propagators in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Potato Center (CIP). It aims at linking farmers to seedling producers, improving access to quality planting material in a highly convenient and affordable way

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