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iCow (Green Dreams Tech)

📍 Kenia · 2011 · Green Dreams Tech Ltd

Scale

local

subnational

national

systemic

Description

Mobile phone-based farming platform designed for basic phones without internet, delivering agricultural and livestock knowledge via SMS, livestock management reminders, a virtual marketplace (Soko) and expert lookup. It was born out of an Apps4Africa hackathon and operates via Safaricom (*285#). Since ~2019-2022 the organization pivoted to regenerative agriculture and soil health under iCow Regen Academy; the original SMS/Soko product is largely historical.

Linked evidence

▦iCow (STI Portal innovation profile)FAO Science, Technology and Innovation Portal · 2021Evidence ▦M-Farm and iCow (análisis académico de servicios móviles agrícolas en Kenia)United States International University-Africa (repositorio) · 2016Evidence