that Virtual City Group has been on the forefront
company a US$1 million
cash prize. Yet the recognition is not a laurel on which he wants his company
to rest.
Waibochi says that
Virtual City Group has been on the forefront of helping Africans, particularly
Kenyans, un
find derstand that mobile phones are not just for communication and
entertainment, but they are business tools that can help people make and save
money. He has not only helped Kenyans understand that, but Virtual City Group
has presented the population wi
business
th many useful applications.
One successful app put City Group is AgriManagr, an application that assists more that
300,000 farme rs. The app has been recognised internationally with The World
Summit Awa
house rd (WSA) on Mobile Content in 2010.
The AgriManagr system
assists farmers and produce middlemen in automating produce purchasing
transactions. It facilitates the management of weighing, grading and receipting
of produce gathered from farmers at a rural or urban collection centres
throughout the country. The app goes beyond mere record keeping by allowing
purchasing agents to pay the farmers using cashless transactions on their
phones. It also comes with the ability to automatically reward frequent and
favoured suppliers.
Produce purchasing
agents who combine AgriManagr with an electronic weighing scale can send the
weight information directly to the AgriManagr app through Bluetooth technology.
A complete report of the transaction including quality of the produce,
quantity, farmer’s details, collection point, and the payment due are sent to
the purchasing agent’s headquarters which can then make payment.
Having real-time
information about purchases in the field gives the headquarters an accurate
understanding of how much total produce, by type, they will have available to
supply to their retailers in the next day or two.
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