Market sellers in Rwanda state that it is sometimes difficult to determine the market price of goods due to the fact that there is no common system of crop information. However, they are able to get some information pertaining to crop prices when market prices are reported via the radio and television.
The Director General of ICT,the Ministry of Youth and ICT, states that technology can improve the link between buyers and sellers of the agriculture product.
One form of technology is e-Soko. e-Soko is a system that can be consulted via mobile phones or computers. It is capable of providing information on market prices, which gives the buyer options of where to purchase and sellers information to determine how much quantity to offer. This system has the potential to stabilize market prices as well as sensitize the agriculture sector to the use of ICT.
To read more: Rwanda: Gap Still Deep Between ICT and Agriculture
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