Creating a Ripple Effect

The department of Industry (DoI) under the ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce & Ni - Vanuatu Business (MTTCNVB) currently working on an initiative which is similiar what World Vision (WV) through its Sanma Community Economic Development (SCED) project is doing. It is a Market Information System (MIS) set to connect farmers with respect to farm activities each is focused on, whether it be Cattle, Copra, Forestry, Vegetable farming, Freshwater Prawns. WV has laid down critical ground work that should emerge as the foundation to which ICTs can paly a vital role in-terms factors affecting such commodities - prices, weather, transport and so forth.
The department is looking at connecting farmers across the province whereas WV is concentrating on the southern region, creating one less area to work with. The MIS is set as a platform where farmers and buyers or vendors can interact directly through the use of mobile devices, eliminating usual cost of transport, fluctuating weather patterns and price. It is the hope that, with such initiative farmers would greatly benefit from ICTs and many developments concerning innovative approaches to agriculture.

The MIS set-up is feature below:

Marketing Information System (MIS) Flow Chart

Source:
Department of Industry - Promotion and Marketing Division