Taking Mobile Agriculture Innovation to Market – Mobile World Congress, 25 February, 12:00 to 14:00, Room C1.1

Start: Monday 25 February 2013 12:18 pm

End: Monday 25 February 2013 12:18 pm

Venue: Fira Gran Via

Over the next five years mobile subscriber growth will be driven by demand from approximately 1.8m currently “unconnected” people in developing countries, particularly those in rural areas. This represents a significant opportunity for the mobile industry to develop services for their rural customers, the vast majority of whom are involved in or dependent on agriculture, whilst positively impacting agricultural productivity in emerging markets where the agriculture sector is key to growth.

Join experts and thought leaders from the Mobile Agriculture industry for an interactive seminar, featuring a panel session where leading practitioners from the Agricultural Value Added Services (Agri VAS) industry will exchange lessons and best practices, as well as a spotlight on two innovative uses of mobile technology in emerging market agricultural sectors.

Speakers:

Panel discussion:

  • Serpil Timuray, CEO, Vodafone Turkey
  • Yaya N’djore,  mFarmer Project Manager, Tigo Tanzania
  • Dan Zhou, Project Manager, Department of Data Service, China Mobile
  • Praveen Rajpal, CEO, Handygo Technologies

Presentation speakers:

  • Santosh Ostwal, Director, Ossian Agro Automation Pvt. Ltd, India
  • Bruce Kisitu, Partnership Development Specialist, Grameen Foundation Uganda

For more information, including details of the agenda, contact Victoria Clause.