Smartphones come to Ugandan farmers' aid

Database of information set up by a charity is accessible to farmers through a network of community
knowledge workers.

Africa has the world's fastest growing mobile phone market in the world. As part of a special series, Al Jazeera travelled to Uganda, where a simple smartphone is helping thousands of poor farmers to track new farming technologies, treatment for their animal, weather patterns, market prices and best bargains.

Malcolm Webb speaks to farmers in Lugazi who have benefitted from this technology that is accessible via a touch phone that is given to one trusted elder in every village.