Software Platforms for Mobile Applications for Agriculture Development

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The USAID FACET Project (Fostering Agriculture Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies) project has created a series of Briefing Papers designed to help USAID missions and their implementing partners in sub-Saharan Africa use information and communications technology (ICT), through sustainable and scalable approaches, more successfully. This paper on software platforms for mobile applications for agriculture development provides an overview of information that will help distinguish between the options and enable decision-makers to make a more informed choice. It is intended for those without ICT technical skills although it may be a helpful tool for these readers to use as they discuss options with ICT professionals.