Explorers October 2013 | Page 6

Agrimanagr: Educating Farmers

If you've got crops to sell in Africa, the trouble may be getting paid - unless you've got Agrimangr, a phone app that gives you all the info you need to get a fair deal.

Tech Innovations in Kenya

Technology in Kenya is on the rise and iHub is at the center. Known as the “unofficial headquarters of Kenya’s tech movement” and based in the capital of Nairobi, iHub is a community space for technology entrepreneurs to come together and create. iHub’s casual open space, computer labs, fast wifi connection, game center, and coffee bar helps foster creativity, networking, learning and innovation between technologists, making it one of the most popular and sought after programs in the country.

Take a tour around the page to see some of Kenya’s latest tech apps that are helping to feed the planet.

iCow:

With 1.6 million dairy farmers in Kenya, 45,000 small scale farmers are currently using iCow to maximize their investments by accessing vital information throughout their cows’ lifecycle including awareness and management of the cow estrus cycle, optimum animal nutrition, feed production, milk record keeping and prevention of cure and milk related diseases.