Fisheries value chain actors are using mobile phones to reduce the cost of travel and to know prices and weight during COVID_19 travel restrictions and bridge the gap that could benefit middlemen. EFMIS is an ICT project is based on mobile phones to relay information as SMS code indicating the landings in terms of species and prices at markets with an automatic response within 10 seconds. Vulnerable fisheries value chain actors who benefit based on reduction in quantity of post-harvest losses by selling fish quickly, time searching for adequate prices, and no price differentials.
https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2030en
Ongoing
2019
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EFMIS is an ICT project is based on mobile phones to relay information as SMS code indicating the landings in terms of species and prices at markets with an automatic response within 10 seconds.
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)
Kenya — Government
https://www.kmfri.co.ke
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