“Wezesha na Kabambe:” Building Tech With Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya

Wezesha na Kabambe is a chatbot for smallholder farmers that isn’t reliant on internet connectivity and works on basic mobile or “feature” phones. Its creators hail from four different universities in Kenya, the U.K., and the U.S. and are the recipients of a Mozilla Common Voice grant.

We spoke with team members Winston Mano and Lusike Mukhongo about the importance of collaborating with rural farmers on designing the technology meant for them.

A “kabambe” phone, or, as Winston Mano …

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