12. It's very hard to get funding for policy advocacy because it is hard identify the impact of a particular player in the policy and regulation chain yet it is crucial to have staff resources to this area of work.
13. There is low public understanding of the issues, so there is rarely public pressure
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15. A snapshot of next steps ConnectAFrica& SANGONetin Zambia to link Rural Service Centres with m-applications; & Met office - pilot forecasts in rural areas in Zambia; & Meraka- MxITfor farmers FAO SMS pest surveillance: improve, use technologies such as MMS and USSD; Collaboration with CTA - Gender evaluation methodologies "GEM lite“; Climate information and the link to disease distribution patterns; Integrate system with Nairobi Link system (ILRI) for SMS ILRI : marketing of horticultural products - developing coding system in Kenya like that used for livestock BROSDI : Engage in policy and regulation at a national level; Learn more about the whole range of newer mobile applications - get an android phone! Yam Pukri: Use of phones to do evaluations/questionaires; develop national networks for policy advocacy WOUGNET: Work with CTA on policy work in m-agriculture Secretariat of the Pacific Commission : Work with Cafnon advocacy with DigiCell (same provider) DataDyne: Pacific and Caribbean farmers networks with EpiSurveyor (Data uploading etc); Link with CyberTracker Paul Barera, RTN: learn more about the range of use of mobile phones and m-applications and incorporate their use in telecentres Caribbean Farmers Network: Usefulness of value chain for mapping business models and for service developments; Capture case studies - e.g. Cybertracker; Replicating projects (USAID/Ethiopia/ILRI) in Caribbean; Climate data for Caribbean farmers