Dutch Company 1Zero and IICD Join Forces to Assist Ethiopian Farmers
THE HAGUE - IICD and Dutch private sector company 1Zero have entered a partnership to help local software- and hardware developers in Ethiopia to build an information system for farmers using mobile extension. This allows to have access to agricultural, product and price information.
Access to product and price information will give farmers the potential to earn more from their products in order to support themselves and their families.
The partnership with 1Zero is a two-way exchange. Not only will developers of 1Zero be twin-developing the database with Ethiopian colleagues. Ethiopian developers will also visit the Netherlands to take part in trainings at 1Zero headquarters starting in 2012.
“I am very proud of this partnership with 1Zero,”says IICD managing director Caroline Figuères. “This partnership brings 1Zero together with talented Ethiopian developers to create a database which will benefit millions of farmers. It is a good example of how a private sector company really puts its words into action when it comes to Corporate Social Responsability.”
Erik Philippa, managing director 1Zero: ”For our first lustrum we were looking for a special partnership. In which we can work together, to use our knowledge, energy and enthusiasm. We found it together with IICD in this project. Together with the Ethiopian developers, we can all move forward!”
ABOUT 1ZERO
1Zero is a company specialised in managing, transforming and interpreting data from market research, management information systems and other data sources. From this data they produce (automated) reports, dashboards, portals and panel management systems.
ABOUT IICD
IICD is a non-profit foundation that specialises in information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for development. IICD is active in Africa and Latin America where they bring about technical and social innovations that create and enhance development opportunities in education, governance, economic development, health and the environment.
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Also see our partnership special: http://www.iicd.org/get-involved/partner-with-us