e-Livelihood in Africa
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CROMABU: enhancing market opportunities for small farmers in Mwanza, Tanzania
By Aloyce Menda
In 2001 the Crop Marketing Bureau (CROMABU) project was designed to gather and disseminate relevant information regarding crop prices in local and international markets. Basically the project is aimed at empowering small-scale farmers economically by enhancing their access to price information in trade flows. While stakeholders in the agricultural sector are demanding the government to ensure a fair-competition policy, for agricultural marketing and distribution, CROMABU (www.cromabul.com) is leveling the ground by use of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to empower farmers. Based in Magu area of Mwanza near to the southern shores of Lake Victoria, the four-year old CROMABU project is supported by the Dutch International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD).
According to CROMABU manager Ms. Naomi Massele, a professional agriculturalist with experience in management of rural agricultural and industrial projects, CROMABU comprises three components. These are the Internet Caf
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