E-TIC.netLinking people to technology

Agriculture, husbandry and fishing

New technologies & citizen engagement: Practices and impacts from country cases

WSIS Follow-up

Viola Krebs, Executive Director of ICVolunteers

ITU, 13 May 2010

Involve. Develop. Volunteer.

www.E-TIC.net

About ICV Objective of E-TIC.net Context Needs Tools

About ICV

International Non-Profit Organization working in communications:

Information and Communication Technologies

Culture and Languages Conference Support

Linking Knowledge with needs

Volunteer Network of volunteers from 180 countries: 11.000 people

About ICV: Projects since creation

Offices & Representations

Projects implemented since creation

E-TIC.net: Objective

Citizen participation and inclusion of farmers, herders and fishermen for them to be able to better sell their products

Mali and Senegal In particular Sahel

Region

Mali / Senegal: Situation

FarmersHerders

Fishermen

essential pillar of African nations

www.E-TIC.net: Senegal

Literacy rate: 41-46% (total), male: 53.5%, female: 39.6% (2007)

Zones in Senegal Guédé-Chantier : rice,

onions, tomatoes, vegetables

Mbam : peanuts, shrimps

Meckhe : husbandry products, peanuts

www.E-TIC.net: Mali

Literacy rate: 46.4% (total), male: 53.5%, female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

Zones pilotes au Mali Tombouctou : animals,

fishing and rice Ségou : different types

of cereals, rice, millet, husbandry products, fish

Sikasso : ignames, mangos, patateos, fruits, husbandry products, cotton

E-TIC.net: Partners

Local: Primatures, Ministères de l’Agriculture, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, des Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (NTIC), National Civic Service of Senegal (SCN), presse écrite, radios communautaires, télévisions nationales, organisations d’agriculteurs, Eco-Village Network of Senegal, CRESP/EREV/GENSEN, Communauté Oulad Nagim, Eco-Commune de Guédé-Chantier, Conjedev, Youth and ICT_Mali, Société Nationale d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Terres du Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (SAED), Association des Municipalités du Mali (AMM), Manobi

International: Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

www.E-TIC.net: zones

Mali / Senegal: Situation

Many of them:Are illiterate Do not speak French (but

Pulaar, Wolof, Serere, Bambara, Tamasheq, Songhay, Hassaniya, etc.)

Live in areas where electricity is not available

Have never touched a computer

Mali / Senegal: Situation

However, they:Know the issues related to

agriculture, husbandry and fishing

Can greatly benefit from the information available:

To better sell their products To improve farming practices To build a sustainable society

(limiting pesticides and too much fertilizer, etc.)

Mali / Senegal: Situation

Information available

Computers

Availability of the Internet

Pays Abonnés (000s)

Abonnés par 100 hab.

Utilisateurs (000s)

Utilisateurs par 100 hab.

Mali 10.1 0.08 200 1.57

Sénégal 48.1 0.39 1'020.0 8.35

Afrique du Sud 3'566.0 7.51 4'187.0 8.43

Espagne 9'135.8 20.54 25'240.0 56.74

France 18'700.0 30.14 42'315.4 68.21

Etats-Unis 72'721.0 23.56 230'630.0 74

Suisse 2'780.0 36.86 5'806.8 77

Monde 528'035 8.32 1'587'419.8 23.44

Source: ITU

Radio

Mobile

www.E-TIC.net: Mobile phones

Estimated population of Senegal: 13,7 million inhabitants (2009)

5,4 million mobile phones (2008), meaning that 2.5 people have a mobile phone

42.2% of the population is aged under 15 years, the ratio for people older than 15 is almost double

Estimated population for Mali: 13,4 million (2009)

3,4 million mobile phones (2008), meaning

With 48.3% of the population younger than 15 years, the ratio of people over 15 having a mobile phone is amost double

E-TIC.net: Means

Collect data: Animating the Internet platform www.e-tic.net, management tool for the understanding of the needs of farmers, herders and fishermen, as well as researchers

Dialogue and assess needs: through questionnaire and direct interviews determine expectations and understand the needs

Provide Training: Provide training for connectors (volunteers, community radio journalists, women) at the of the day to train trainers, with multiplier effect

E-TIC.net: Means

Research & Document: Present problems of farmers, fishermen and herders so that they are better understood by policy makers and the general public

Information dissemination: To provide information needed

for community journalists so they can produce radio programs for farmers, herders and fishermen

To work with SMS distribution services (Manobi)

www.E-TIC.net: questionnaire

N = 100

www.E-TIC.net: results of study

Specific needs and issues identified: Availability of water / pollution Extreme weather Animal Diseases Plant parasites High prices of basic commodities Sales products Bank loans Marketing of products Locusts and other disasters

Websites

Mobile phones

SMS Talking

functions

Community Radio

www.E-TIC.net: Toolbox

Telecentre

Written Press

Improve situation of farmers

Given the infrastructure and context a joint package of:

Information hubs Adapted and meaningful use of

mobile technology Community Radios

Improve situation of farmers

Given the infrastructure and context a joint package of:

Political will and improving government services

Mobile technology solutions and pricing of them – to make them available to people

Linking field with university work Capacity building

www.E-TIC.net: Issues at hand

Citizen engagement and participation, bottom up

Have people help themselves

Ownership Contents

www.E-TIC.net: Senegal

Farmers, herders and fishermen represent an important part of the population

Many of them are illiterate Many of them do not speak

French

www.E-TIC.net: More Info