Mobile messages - Ken Banks on mobile phones in rural developnment

Ken Banks founded kiwanja.net; he applies mobile technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing world. His research resulted in the development of FrontlineSMS, an award-winning text messaging-based field communication system designed to empower grassroots non-profit organisations.

Follow his series of blog posts on National Geographic, including:

• From smart phones to smart farming: Indigenous knowledge sharing in Tanzania

• Mobile meets farmer: Stories from Kenya

• In African agriculture, information is power