With the country mobile penetration exceeding the 100% mark over the last 2 years, the
mobile phone is increasingly becoming a useful service delivery platform for the agricultural,
financial and other services with a huge potential developmental impact. Various units
within Econet share interests with the Market linkages Association.
EcoFarmer is Econet’s Own mAgri Platform which offers the farming sector informational,
financial and value chain services over their phone, with particular emphasis to the
smallholder sector.
Econet Life offers micro-insurance services that serve the largely underserved rural farmers
with services like individual and group funeral cover for as little as 50 cents for US$500
cover.
EcoCash is Econet’s mobile money transfer platform. Services include bulk payer facilities
and mobile based rotating savings clubs which have a huge potential to transform how
business is done in the rural areas
The Market Linkages Association offers a networking platform through which various Econet
units can meet partners within the research, development, corporate and public sectors to
exchange ideas on how we can all best save our rural customers together to bring about
transformation of their lives.