{"id":4013,"date":"2013-10-22T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2015-08-21T15:05:15","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T21:05:15","slug":"how-this-entrepreneur-is-transforming-the-lives-of-farmers-in-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/how-this-entrepreneur-is-transforming-the-lives-of-farmers-in-cameroon\/","title":{"rendered":"This Technology is Moving Farmers Out of Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/48850890\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em> Tambe and AMIS Cameroon attended the 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unreasonableinstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\">Unreasonable Institute<\/a>. If you want to read more and connect with him <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unreasonableinstitute.org\/profile\/tagbir\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to see his Unreasonable Profile.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Tambe Agbor:<\/strong> Growing up in a family of 12 children, Tambe was often ashamed to tell anyone that he was the son of a farmer, watching his parents choose between school or healthcare for their family.<\/p>\n<p>During his studies, Tambe researched profit margins for Cameroonian farmers and saw how many lacked access to basic price and demand information about their crops&#8211;the key to a sustainable profit. He resolved to do something about it and is motivated by a desire to help the children of farmers have every reason to be proud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AMIS-CAMEROON:<\/strong> Is an information service provider for farmers through SMS which connects farmers and consumers. 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