Senegal's smart phone farmers
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is rolling out digital innovation technologies in the form of SMS text messages and smart phone applications across the African continent, starting in Senegal and Rwanda. In this pilot episode of FAO's new podcast Stories From The Field, we head to Tambacounda, 450 kilometers south-east of Dakar, Senegal, to find out how digital tools are helping to transform the country’s agriculture sector and boost farmers' livelihoods.
Author: Charlotta Lomas, FAO
Other authors: Emmanuelle Landais, Senegal
Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Year: 2019
Country/ies: Senegal
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Audio
Full text available at: https://soundcloud.com/unfao/phone-apps-senegal?in=unfao/sets/target-zerohunger-podcast&si=5ea67a3d138a47a983f983d7bcad6b69
Content language: English