LETTERS: We need drone technology in agriculture sector

Thanks for the insight Ms. Akintore. We need more private and public investment in the ICT for agriculture to promote efficient value chains.

Friday, November 18, 2016
A drone on a ramp at Muhanga droneport ready to take off. / File

Editor,

RE: "The chicken, the egg and the hum of drones” (The New Times, November 18). Thanks for the insight Ms. Akintore. We need more private and public investment in the ICT for agriculture to promote efficient value chains. One of the fastest growing technologies in other African countries in the agriculture sector is ICT4Agric, but in Rwanda it is still lacking. Even our e-soko had issues and was not functioning the last time I tried to use it. James Munanura

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This is a very well written article, Ms Akintore. I completely agree with her brood of chickens before the egg concept. So on point. People often underestimate how far we still have to go. And we don’t have the luxury of taking baby steps on everything. These leaps are very necessary for most aspects of development in Rwanda. We have a long road ahead, so let’s keep it moving and let’s move swiftly. Dayo Ntwari