Three Information and Communication Technology developers who were tasked with coming up with solutions that would improve farmers' access to finance and solutions to improve the bidirectional information amongst farmers and extension officers, have been rewarded with cash prizes at the just-concluded ICT for Agriculture Summit.
The winners, Ensibuuko from Uganda, Agrivas from Ethiopia, (first runners-up) and Tanzanian all girls group Agrinfo (third) won Rwf4.5 million, Rwf3.6 million and Rwf2.6 million, respectively, amongst other awards.
Rwanda's Fertilizer Logic, a team of four (University of Rwanda's College of Science and Technology (Former KIST) students who participated in the competition did not feature in the best IT solution developers.
While awarding the winners of the hackathon and officially closing the summit, Agnes Kalibata, the Minister for Agriculture, defined the competition and ICT involvement in agriculture as a way to extend the wealth to the bottom of the pyramid if the right programmes are developed.
To read more, Rwanda: Rwf20 Million for ICT Competition
Adapted from allAfrica.com
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