Inter Press ServiceCell phones are working for West African farmers https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/cell-phones-are-working-for-west-african-farmers/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:09:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Cell phones are working for West African farmers https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/cell-phones-are-working-for-west-african-farmers/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/cell-phones-are-working-for-west-african-farmers/#respond Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:50:14 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://ipsnews.wpengine.com/?p=109620

By IPS Correspondents
Jun 5 2012 (IPS)

While many farmers in West Africa are still struggling to get information on crops and farming techniques, it seems as if more readily available information … on commodity prices and the weather … are reaching even subsistence farmers in the region.

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