[kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!

[Brian Ngure]

@Harry, Indeed it was. What we need to do is convince our own government of
the benefits of ICT in similar cases locally.


On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource
Centre <harry at africanedevelopment.org> wrote:

> If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed
> and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
>
> Harry Hare
>
> Director  |  African eDevelopment Resource Centre
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> From: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000
> To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
>
> Listers,
>
> Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA),
> has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the
> country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs
> are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards
> agriculture as a business.
>
> Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics,
> roll up sleeves and work!
>
>
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> http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-africa-person-of-the-year/
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