Phone notification
The mobile phone of a member of the Muko Expanded Potato Producers Coop. Society(MEPPCOS) - a seed potato cooperative in the Kabale district, in Uganda. With the support of the FAO’s Roots and Tubers project, potato growers receive SMS on a weekly basis to monitor prices at farm gate and at local markets, as well as weather forecasts. The use of this technology enables farmers to set prices appropriately and to mitigate eventual losses related to heavy rains or droughts. © FAO/Massimo Pera
Phone notification
The mobile phone of a member of the Muko Expanded Potato Producers Coop. Society(MEPPCOS) - a seed potato cooperative in the Kabale district, in Uganda. With the support of the FAO’s Roots and Tubers project, potato growers receive SMS on a weekly basis to monitor prices at farm gate and at local markets, as well as weather forecasts. The use of this technology enables farmers to set prices appropriately and to mitigate eventual losses related to heavy rains or droughts. © FAO/Massimo Pera