Mobile Indigenous Knowledge: The “cloud” for Local knowledge Dissemination
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Cultivating the Innovation culture
Mobile Indigenous Knowledge: The “cloud” for Local knowledge Dissemination
Charles Marc Wanume ICT4Ag-Kigali Nov 4-8, 2013
Undocumented Local
Knowledge Loss of important components across
generations
Scattered and not accessible
Yet…….
Smallholder farmer are unable to purchase
expensive synthetic inputs
Environmental and health concerns about
synthetic agricultural inputs
Caroline's story?
Distance from inputs-dealer’ or union/town: 45 km
Distance from Ag ext station/sub county: 1 hr walk
Income: <$1.25 a day
Education Level: Primary 7
Typical Farmer Problem
A
Problem- 10 of her birds of 20 had died.
Solution -A CKW looked up the problem using a phone and
advised her to add aloe-vera to drinking water she gave to the
hens. All her remaining chicken survived!
How It works
Grameen cloud
Local Knowledge-base
Content team Web interface
Call Center
CKW intermediary
•SMS subscription • broadcast channels •Voice
Call Center & Issue
Tracking
Smart Apps
Local caching
Farmers aren’t always
online
Network coverage isn’t
yet 100%
Informational databases
need to be accessible
always
Coverage of CKW network
36 Districts
1,139 CKWs
4-6 villages
15-40 villages
500-800 households
3,000-9,000 households
5-10 km
50-300 km Extension worker
CKW
We hope…
Developing a base for local knowledge will.
Secure innovations for future generations
Increase accessibility
Provide cost effective solutions for smallholder farmers
Reduce health and environmental risks
Ensure multi-stakeholder involvement in knowledge
generation and dissemination
CKW program –September 2013
Farmers Registered
Total Interactions
1,845,115
Repeat Usage
Districts CKWs
Info Searches
308,059
Surveys
74,650 Crops &
Livestock
42
1,139 204,152 36
25.08%
Demo of Apps
Please come to the plug and play day to see how the CKW search Application works