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| Farmer registration is a prerequisite for e-extension services |
"I woke up one
morning and found my farm had been attacked by army worms. I tried to get rid
of them manually but it was too much work for me. So I phoned our camp officer
who came with the chemicals and treated my field…Through my mobile phone, I can
reach my camp officer wherever he is and I’m able to get quick solutions to
whatever problem I have.”
This scenario narrated by Chiponde Kunda a small scale
farmer in Luapula underway is gradually becoming a common phenomenon in rural
farming communities. More and more farmers like are able to maintain linkages
with their extension service workers via the mobile phone.
