Mobile

Mobile Phones

ICT’s have also impacted heavily on access to information relating to markets, weather, andother essential services because this information can easily be accessed through the usemobile phones. Ilahiane (2007) note that mobile Phones have revolutionalised the way in which farmers access , exchange and manipulate information because they have changed the farmers interact with markets and cities and they enable farmers to extract current and relevant information critical for decision making.In Zimbabwe mobile phones services are provided for by Econet, Telecel and the government ownedNetone.On the 28th August, 2009 the country’s leading mobile operator Econet launched the 3G technology that will allow subscribers to access internet on their mobile

phones. This technology will enable farmers to engage in e-business and e-agriculture. Currently a national fibre –optic ring is due to go online and this is likely to provide a solution to transform Zimbabwe’s economy from poor agriculture to high –tech economic innovator in sub-Saharan Africa and a major hub for ICT’s in sub-Saharan Africa.India is already using mobile phone to monitor and switch on irrigation pumps.