New ICT solutions for agricultural development are being developed at break-neck speed, and its hard to keep track of what’s out there, what works, and how it best fits into your project. At this month’s Tech Talk, GBI will demonstrate how ICT applications can complement a value chain approach to agricultural development, and we will bring in users and developers of these apps to explain their tools and how they are implemented. We’ll also unveil a new and useful interactive tool “Ag Apps Along the Value Chain,” that maps a collected inventory of over 120 apps and ICT solutions along the agricultural value chain.

1. GBI Tech Talks
#techtalk
ICTs Along the
Ag Value Chain
March 9, 2012

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3. Mapping ICT Solutions along
the Ag. Value Chain
Benjamin K Addom
Research Associate @ GBI
GBI “TechTalk”
03/09/2012, Washington DC

4. Agenda
1. Why the Initiative?
2. The Initiative!
3. What Next?

5. “Right now, a digital
revolution is
changing the way
farming is done, but
poor small farmers
aren’t benefiting
from it” Bill Gates @IFAD GC Meeting 2012

6. Why the Initiative?
1. Communication
challenges in
smallholder farming
2. The bewildering state of
ICT solutions for Ag
3. Limited use of ICTs in VC
projects for food security

7. The Initiative
Database of over 120 ICT
solutions (apps and
projects) for Agriculture,
Mapped onto Ag Value
Chain

8. The Database
• The name of the solution (hyperlink) to the website (e.g. M-Farm)
• Brief description of the solution
• Potential location within the value chain (e.g. Productivity)
• The sub-category within the value chain (e.g. R&D)
• The delivery platform (e.g. SMS)
• The device(s) being used for delivery (e.g. Radio)
• The medium of delivery (e.g. Mobile)
• The developer (e.g. Esoko)
• Partners/sponsors/funding organizations (e.g. USAID)
• Contact information for the solution
• Potential target users of the solution (e.g. Farmers)
• The year of release/start of the solution (e.g. 2011)
• The current status (e.g. Active)

9. Mapping onto Ag VC

10. What Next?
• Continue adding new solutions through crowdsourcing
• Keep it dynamic, and alive
• Feedback from developers, implementers, users, etc.
• Do deeper case studies of selected solutions
• Update specific ICT solutions based on
– Geographical location
– Commodities
– Business models, etc.

11. Some key sources
• IITA, IICD, FARA, ICT Update, FACET project, The World
Bank eSourcebook, Individual Solutions Sites
• The GBI Team @ Integra
URL for the Database:
agriculture.gbiportal.net
Contact
Email: baddom@gbiportal.net
Twitter: @tordeben
Skype: tordeben

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25. Central African Republic - Seed Fair
OR DASHEVSKY | Catholic Relief Services | Solution Architect
9 March 2012

26. Introduction
• CRS is an experienced industry leader in voucher fair
methodology
• Voucher fairs are preferable to direct distribution, but
time consuming
• Preparation, implementation, and analysis time could be
reduced with ICT4D
• Use of technology can be scaled up

28. Project Background
Projet de Réponse à la
Crise Alimentaire (PRCA)
Total 23 seed fairs
(10,000 beneficiaries)
from February to July
2011
The last 5 will used
ICT4D solution (2,500
beneficiaries)

29. Project Background
Normal registration and verification method:
Paper, paper, paper!
• Beneficiary registration
• Beneficiary check-in
• Voucher verification
• Day-of and post-fair surveys

30. Process Overview
Beneficiaries • Provide Beneficiary Card
Registration • Collect basic Beneficiary information
Voucher • Distribution of the vouchers to beneficiaries
Distribution
Vendor • Provide Vendor registration card
Registration • Register Vendor and collect basic information
• Provide payment to vendors based on coupons
Vendor Checkout received
Exit Interview • Interview beneficiaries

31. BEFORE

32. AFTER

33. ICT Solution
No Paper. No Connection. No Problem!
90% of companies use paper forms
20% using expensive solutions
100% can use iFormBuilder

34. ICT Solution
• Use of iPod touch devices with integrated
barcode scanner from “Linea-Pro”
• Cloud base platform for data
collection/management using
iFormBuilder platform

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36. ICT Solution – cont.
IPOD Touch 3rd or 4th Generation
Portable Integrated Barcode Scanner and Magstripe Reader

37. Real Time Dashboard

38. Work Flow Comparison
Paper Digital
9h Preparation 6.5h
14m Data Collection 11m
Entry
20.5h Validation 1.5h
Cleaning

39. Cost Breakdown
Paper Digital
Prep of Instrument
$ 68 $ 49
$ 990 Questionnaire Printing
Hardware Purchase x 1 $ 650
$ 200 1d Training (10) $ 250 1.5d
$1,820 Data Collection $1,670
$2,284 Data Entry/Validation $ 32
$ 312 Data Cleaning $ 125
$5,674 $2,776

40. Thank You!

43. SourceTrace Systems Inc.
• Founded in April 2006. Patented the Electronic Solutions
Eveyrwhere (ESE) software.
• Worldwide leader in mobile and remote transaction
solutions, providing a customizable, ready-to-use technology.
• Vast experience in providing mobile solutions for
agriculture, finance, health and switching services.
• Focused on providing products for companies and
organizations operating in emerging economies.

44. What is the ESE™ Solution?
A platform that allows the rapid development, modification and
implementation of robust applications functioning in low-bandwidth
environments all over the world.
Designed for emerging markets with
narrowband communications.
Emphasizes low cost and maximizing
transaction speed.
Enables easy integration with enterprise
resource planning software
systems, such as SAP.

45. How does the ESE™ Platform Work?
The ESE™ Platform is comprised of different modules that
allow maximum configurability and flexibility.

46. Architecture of the ESE™
Platform

47. The ESE™ in Agriculture
The ESE™ solution tracks the flow of goods at the source; data collected
on mobile devices can instantly feed into sophisticated, powerful flow-of-
goods analytics that help your company to respond to the market
instantly. Benefits include:
 Real-time traceability for thousands of
purchases at receiving stations.
 Real-time analysis and monitoring
of processes at production plants,
increasing quality of goods.
 Reduction of data error rates, data entry costs
and data analysis costs.
 Reduced time and cost to capture
farm-level data for certification institutions.
 Improved worker efficiency with little additional training.

48. ESE Applications for Agriculture
SourceTrace has developed specialized applications for agricultural
companies throughout the world. Some track thousands of purchases
daily at receiving stations; others gather information about harvesting,
others collect and manage data for certification entities.
Examples include:
ESE™ Traceability Module
 Captures traceability data at the point of reception via mobile units
at farms, depots, warehouses or processing facilities, then
uploads that information to the firms Servers.
ESE™ Agricultural Processing Module
 Automates the capture of valuable information on the various
light industrial processes of any agricultural commodity, saving
considerable time and money.
 ESE™ Certification Module
 Configured to the internal monitoring processes of agricultural
commodity firms, and covers major certifications. Includes digital
documentation covering key areas of certification.

49. ESE™ Traceability Module
The ESE™ Platform provides agricultural companies with a solution that allows
them to track in real time any given crop, from seed to harvest to delivery. This
module enables companies:
 To track thousands of purchases of any crop.
 To know the upcoming harvest volume; determine revenue beforehand.
 To manage harvests effectively.
 To conduct feasibility analyses more easily, enhancing decision-making.
 To receive timely and opportune information.
 To optimize land usage.
 To obtain real-time reports of crop purchases.

50. ESE™ Agricultural Industrial Module
Through this module, any company improves real-time monitoring and
analysis of agro-industrial processes. By increasing the percentage of
first-rate goods produced, the module actually increases the goods’
average price, while decreasing the cost of running the processing plant.
This module can:
Improve monitoring of the goods being processed.
Capture key values needed (e.g., cupping indicators) to support
commodities marketing and sales negotiation processes.
Improve the efficiency of the processing plant.
Correct any flaws in the processing of the goods.

51. Examples of the ESE™
Traceability Module – Inventory
Management
The user has three menus of Each stage of growth has sub-
three stages of growth in which menus in which data can be
harvests have to be controlled entered.

52. ESE™ Certification Module
Agricultural companies that produce gourmet products (e.g.,
coffee, cacao) can simplify certifications processes using the ESE™
Certification Module. As data is collected in real-time, it is easily provided
to the certification entities, providing substantial cost and time savings by
automating detailed administrative tasks. This allows companies to:
Collect data faster and cheaper.
Generate certification reports for certifiers/verifiers, who can access the
information online.
Correct any flaw during the processing of the goods.
Automate and streamline complex certification reporting, providing
additional savings.

53. ESE™ GPS Fleet-Tracking Module
Larger companies deploy the GPS Fleet Tracking Module. It involves
placing a mobile device on a piece of equipment –
truck, tractor, harvester, grinder – to track routes on digital mapping
systems such as Google Earth™. This allows companies to:
 track their equipment and vehicles in real-time.
 enhance their operational efficiency since no vehicle is left without use.
 lower fuel and operational costs.
 reduce labor costs.

54. Thank you!