Increasing Competitiveness in SBOS through ICT

Kenya Coffee Producers Association required an open source management information system for computerizing Kenyan coffee cooperatives. We have developed for them an opensource MIS called CoopWorks (Ver 4.0), and did their website afresh with a content management system. Their choice of Flametree is a strong statement of our foothold in the ICT field in agriculture.

e-Council: on-line services for your Council

With good support from the MoLG we held a successful Seminar on ICT for Councils on September 3rd 2010. When local authorities in the country decided to Computerise, an experienced partner who would hold their hands firmly was needed. Flametree was that hand.

2nd World Congress of Agroforestry

The Worldagroforestry Congress needed a congress website and an online platform for Scientists world over to review abstracts in preparation for an international Congress held in August 2009. Flametree built a robust Congress paper workflow management solution and a congress website with a content management system.

Increasing Competitiveness in SBOS through ICT

Funded by Land O Lakes through USAID funding is being implemented by the Kenya Dairy Sector Competitiveness Program (KDSCP) aimed at increased incomes of small-holder dairy farmers. ICT has a direct role in enhancing small-holder farmers net pay. It helps producers associations manage costs and business performance.

The CoopWorks system that is being used in the programme warns management against pegging...

Computerization for agricultural co-operatives

CoopAfrica is a regional technical cooperation programme supporting the Cooperative Movement in Africa. Its purpose is to grant support to cooperative societies through training and capacity development in ICT. The partners include the Cooperative College of Kenya, Kenya National Federation of Cooperatives and the ...

GIS for County Council of Makueni

County Council of Makueni (CCM) - is a national champion in the Kenyan local government system in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in service delivery and for development promotion. CCM is the first Local Authority to establish a Geographic Information System (GIS) service for the Council and its stakeholders. CCM has recognized that Local Authorities all over the world are using GIS.

CoopWorks V4.0 - Computer System for Farmer Associations

CoopWorks, a member MIS for has been integrated with digital weighing scales and an electronic member cards to boost trasparency and accountability in farmer producer coops. It is an open source with no license fee requirements with integrated digital scales and electronic member cards.

eSchoolPlan

eSchoolPlan® combines the latest in technology to provide a web based school management system with support of SMS service and email facilities. It has all the modules that school administrators need and teachers integrated in one system. eSchoolPlan contains library, administration, fees management, payroll, HRM, accounting, examination, electronic student ID cards among other modules.

The CoopWorks system that is being used in the programme warns management against pegging the milk price too high.

Increase in use of ICT will not only make the co-operative management transaparent through better reporting and generation of member statements, but also act as an value service to its members. Benefits of ICT in farmer co-operatives save the overhead costs of administration and what ever little is saved, is ploughed back to the farmers' pay. For presentations please follow this link

ICT in Local Government

The project e - Council - www.ecouncil.or.ke is a public-private partnership undertaking to enable municipal councils to introduce electronic services into their council operations to benefit residents, other stakeholders like investors, tourists and visitors and municipal staff.

Increasing Competitiveness in SBOS through ICT

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