Device Financing Programme to Increase Smartphone Access for Farmers

TLDR

• Mr Mmari said Yas had a device financing programme that allowed customers to acquire smartphones and pay for them in instalments, making the devices more accessible to people who might not be able to meet the full cost.
• Farmers attending the Nane Nane exhibitions in Dodoma have been encouraged to visit the Yas pavilion to learn about the financing programme and other digital services available to support their farming activities and.
• DODOMA: Farmers have been urged to embrace digital services to access market information, weather updates and business opportunities as technology becomes increasingly important in agricultural production and marketing.
• Yas Acting Head for the Central Zone, Mr Richard Mmari, said the expansion of mobile connectivity, particularly in rural areas, had made it easier for farmers to access information that could influence decisions on what.
• However, he noted that connectivity alone was not enough if farmers lacked devices that enabled them to make full use of digital services.