Cow farming program wins Apps 4 Africa competition
Cow farming program wins Apps 4 Africa competition
- October 8, 2010
BBC News reports
An application which tracks the fertility of cows has won the first ever Apps 4 Africa competition to find new talent as smartphones become increasingly popular in AFrica.
Offering a prize fund of $5,000, the competition asked developers in Kenya, Uganda,
Rwanda and Tanzania to come up with a mobile application that is widely accessible,
easy to use and simple.
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