Product
and
farming
Market
aquatic
Technology
Benefit
Smart phone
applications
customer services and potentially higher product
quality.
Farmers would be able to purchase the inputs without
having to leave their farm, thereby reducing the effort
and cost of purchasing the inputs.
Agricultural
inputs including
those used for
horticulture,
livestock, arable
and
aquatic
farming.
Commercial
farms
Smart phone
and
computer
applications
As above but for commercial farms.
Agricultural
produce including
produce
from
horticulture,
livestock, arable
and
aquatic
farming
Family and
small farms
USSD coded
applications
for
GSM
mobile
phones
Enable family farms and other small farms to supply
produce and receive payments for agricultural produce
online with collection from their farm.
Smart phone
applications
This would provide access to a wider range of buyers,
and hence there would provide additional opportunities
with more distant buyers. There is a potential to shorten
supply chains by enabling farmers to sell through fewer
intermediaries.
Farmers would be able to sell their produce without
having to leave their farm, thereby reducing the effort
and cost of selling their produce.
Agricultural
produce including
produce
from
horticulture,
livestock, arable
and
aquatic
farming
Commercial
farms
Smart phone
and
computer
applications
As above but for commercial farms.
Small
scale
garment
manufacturing
and craft-based
goods
Retail sales
for micro
and small
businesses
Smart phone
and
computer
applications
for the
buyers and
the sellers
Enable micro and small businesses to sell goods, and
potentially purchase raw material in an extended
geographic market.
Construction
supplies:
Commodities and
components:
cement,
sand,
timber,
bricks,
concrete,
electrical,
plumbing
components, etc
Micro and
small
builders
Smart phone
and
computer
applications
for the buyer
and the
sellers
Enable small scale builders to obtain supplies and have
them delivered to site, saving a significant amount of
time in obtaining supplies.
In addition, an opportunity to sell into export markets
could be provided.
If allied with international marketplaces, it could be
used as a stepping stone for these companies into
export markets.
This strategy is intended to support commercial e-commerce businesses. Therefore, it is important
that platforms are developed in conjunction with the private sector that will ultimately continue to
operate them after an initial launch period. It is intended that the commercial partners for these
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