How I have used Techology to Connect Consumers to Farmers | Lisa Katusiime | TEDxKiraTown

Lisa shares her mobile technology innovation that helps farmers reach consumers easily and increase product sales Lisa Katusiime, a graduate from Makerere University with a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering is the co-founder of Likamis Software Limited, a company with a vision of empowering farmers with innovative platforms in order to achieve a transformed lucrative agricultural economy. Lisa and her team have developed AgroMarketDay, a mobile application that enables farmers to access markets, market information, modern farming methods and tools in different districts in Uganda.Her passion for ICT involvement in the agricultural sector has enabled her to reach out to more youth involved in agriculture through the Young Farmers’ Coalition (Yofaco) where she heads the IT department of the coalition. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx