KMDP mobile market finder

A major problem for smallholder farmers in Kenya is lack of access to timely and accurate market information To address this problem Kenya Maize Development Programme KMDP has established a network of market information centers that serve as locations for prices and trade information within local and regional markets Through these market information centers buyers are able to post purchase bids while farmers can review offers and sell their stocks to willing buyers Farmers can access the market information gathered at the market information centers either by sending text messages on their mobile phones To access the market information by mobile phone they need to send text messages including the commodity and the market information center of interest Instantly they will receive the latest The mobile phone network works in concert with radio and newspaper coverage of market rates