Launch of the Project Information Network in Mandé, Mali
Feb 01 2006, Mali [ML], Livelihood opportunities, Agriculture
The primary goal of this project is to solve the information and communication problems of farmers in the Mandé region, south of Bamako in Mali. The almost total lack of infrastructure in this region makes it very difficult for the implementing organisation Fabema to reach its constituent members and to inform them about activities, awareness workshops and market prices. Through a combination of telephone-Internet technology and an audio-based radio communication system (RAC), this project will establish a pilot network between the small town Bancoumana (where Fabema's headquarters are located) and Bamako (where the offices of 3AG are located) on the one hand, and four villages on the other hand.
The goals of the project are:
- improving services for the rural community by improving circulation of information on agricultural techniques
- the facilitation of access to the national and international outlets for a better profitability of the marketing of the products
- the diffusion of information between partner, FABEMA, and associates
- the reduction of the cost of information
- the reinforcement of the process of autonomisation of FABEMA
More information about the project is available, as is more information about the launch in english or about the launch in french.