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● projectActive · national · 2011
iCow (Green Dreams Tech)
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.
illustrative atlas image · Blog Cua Rot / Pexels01 The context
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.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceiCow (STI Portal innovation profile)FAO Science, Technology and Innovation Portal · 2021
EvidenceM-Farm and iCow (análisis académico de servicios móviles agrícolas en Kenia)United States International University-Africa (repositorio) · 2016