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Maano - Virtual Farmers Market 1.3.0

9 MB / 10+ Downloads / Rating 4.8 - 12 reviews


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Maano - Virtual Farmers Market, developed and published by United Nations, has released its latest version, 1.3.0, on 2018-02-01. This app falls under the Business category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 1000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.8, based on 12 reviews.

Maano - Virtual Farmers Market APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.1+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: org.wfp.maano

Updated: 7 years ago

Developer Name: United Nations

Category: Business

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Maano - Virtual Farmers Market on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.8
Total 12 reviews

Reviews

2 ★, on 2018-02-03
Good concept, wanted to try it but during sign up it asked for Airtel money account which I don't have as I use MTN. Should be more flexible with payment options for buyers? Also seems to lack in the marketing department with only 100 downloads. A huge organisation like UN should be able to do better. But it's a good start.

5 ★, on 2017-08-26
Still a little rough around the edges, but with obvious potential to help revolutionise agriculture in Africa ;)

5 ★, on 2018-01-12
What cost rural farmers progression is ready market. This initiative will help develop rural farmers access to ready markets. Well done.

Previous Versions

Maano - Virtual Farmers Market 1.3.0
2018-02-01 / 9 MB / Android 4.1+

About this app

Maano aims to connect millions of rural Zambian smallholder farmers with new buyers of their produce. Maano will do this by:

• Making information on farmers’ supply and buyers’ demand, identity and location visible to everyone through a smartphone application
• Facilitating farmer-buyer discussions and price negotiation
• Facilitating the sale of farmers’ produce through an escrow payment system where WFP acts as the guarantor between farmers and buyers

How it works?

Maano is essentially a combination of stripped down versions of Ebay, Uber and WhatsApp adapted to the needs of rural Zambia farmers and buyers of their produce.
Like Ebay, the farmer can advertise the produce they have to sell on a dashboard that buyers can view. Buyers bid on this produce and the highest bidder makes payment at the end of the bidding period.
Like Uber, Maano uses an escrow payment system: payment does not go directly from the buyer to the farmer. It goes first to the owner of the system (in this case WFP), and is held by WFP until the exchange of goods takes place. Then WFP releases the payment to the farmer.
Like WhatsApp, farmers are placed in chat groups with other farmers from their locality and with other farmers growing the same crops. This helps farmers share knowledge (market price information, transport costs, tips on how to grow their crops, etc.) and is critically important to help farmers organise the bulking of their produce so that they can attract bigger buyers.

When and where is it happening?

Now in Zambia. There is only one rainy season in Zambia, therefore only one harvest, and therefore only one marketing season when farmers can sell their produce: between April and October.
In 2017, Maano aims to work with 50 smallholder farmer communities in four districts in southern and central Zambia.

What does ‘Maano’ mean?

‘Maano’ was the name given to the project by the first group of participant farmers. Maano means ‘intelligent’ in the farmers’ local language, Tonga, which is widely spoken in Zambia.

Farmers explained their choice, saying that “the success of this project depends on farmers’ using their head” and because “the idea behind this project and the technology it uses are clever – we are using ‘smart’ phones!”
Also noteworthy is that the word ‘Maano’ may have ancient origins. ‘Manu’ is a Sanskrit word, which means "thinking, wise."

New features

* Add terms and conditions when registering.
* Increase image size and center it in the "buy" dashboard.
* Use proper collection date in the farmer collection view.

App Permissions

Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.