NAFIS (National Farmers Information Service)

Posted by AnneryanHeatwole on Sep 01, 2009

Website for the Tool:

http://www.nafis.go.ke/

Organization that developed the Tool:

Teknobyte

Main Contact:

Mucemi Gakuru

Problem or Need:

NAFIS is a voice information service intended to serve farmers in Kiswahili, expecially in rural areas where Internet access is limited.

Main Contact Email :

mucemi@teknobyte.co.ke

Brief Description:

NAFIS (the National Farmers Information Service) is a voice service that offers agricultural extension information which farmers can access through mobile phones. NAFIS is updated through the web, and the IVR is created automatically through a Text-to-Speech engine in both Kiswahili and Kenyan English.

Tool Category:

App resides and runs on a server

Is a web-based application/web service

Key Features :

Enables easy updates through the web
Accessible to non-literate users
Enables automatic setup of IVR

Main Services:

Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

Information Resources/Information Databases

Tool Maturity:

Currently deployed

Platforms:

All phones -- Voice

Current Version:

Program/Code Language:

C/C++

Python

Number of Current End Users:

1,000-10,000

Number of current beneficiaries:

1,000-10,000

Languages supported:

Kiswahili, English

Handsets/devices supported:

Any handset that has DTMF signaling.

Is the Tool's Code Available?:

Is an API available to interface with your tool?:

Yes

Global Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries:

Kenya