By ANGELA OKETCHMore by this AuthorTaita Towet, who farms somewhere in Bomet County, has come to be known as the SMS farmer. This is because he relies on his phone to get information on crop husbandry, pests and diseases directly from the experts. “WeFarm is a free peer-to-peer service that enables farmers to share information via SMS. Prof Matthews Dida, a plant breeder at Maseno University, says the platform is a good way of engaging farmers and solving their agricultural problems. “I have known of several systems that are interactive and farmers could engage experts to get agricultural information.

Source: Daily Nation October 28, 2016 17:11 UTC