IAMIS End User Manual
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1. renaissance Dam IAMIS Page 10 IAMIS End User Manual The Web application supports two main languages These are Amharic and English Steps 1 To Switch From English to Amharic just click on 2 To Switch from Amharic to English just click on EN The user can view market information by two categories these are 1 View by Market Place and 2 View by Market Item View by Market Place Steps The user Select the following form parameters 1 Zone Name We have to select zone name from zone option 2 Woreda Name the system display the list of Woreda name under the selected Zone Name 3 Place Name we have to select market place from the selected woredas Please select form parameters Zone Assosa Woreda Assosa a iia fia Market Place Select Show 4 Click on the Show Button and the following image will be displayed IAMIS Page 11 IAMIS End User Manual The screen shoot below shows the price of different market items agricultural products in the Assosa Zone Assosa Woreda and Assosa Market palace Market Woreda 7 Place Item Name Item Category H sosa Assosa Assosa sosa Assosa sosa sosa Assosa Assosa Assosa ssosa 3 g 3 g b sa 6 S a fo H S A 3 6 JAR AAE OE E el e Ae e il BEBE alae 3 6 al A ae ssosa 3 Domestic Animals Sesame sosa Assosa iger Oil Products Ground Nut Yetefelefle 15 Ass2. 11312 on our mobile keypad we can hear directly the price of Red teff in Assosa Zone Uran Market place in Amharic language without listening to the long menu IAMIS Page 6 IAMIS End User Manual Generally how to use the Short code After we selected the language Case 1 If the market Item doesn t have sub item kind or variety The number of Codes will be ABC where A Represents Zone B Represents Market place C Represents Market Item For example In order to know the price of Maize in Assosa Zone and in Assosa Market place The first 1 Zone The 31 Market Item The IVR Short Code will be The 2 1 Market Place Case 2 If the market Item have sub item kind or variety The number of Codes will be ABC where A Represents Zone 7 B Represents Market place C Represents Market Item KSA Represents Sub market item IAMIS Page 7 IAMIS End User Manual For example In order to know the price of Red teff in Assosa Zone and in Assosa Market place The 34 Market place The first 1 Zone The IVR Short Code will be The 4 1 The 2 74 Sub market Market Item Item Handling of Errors When the User Press wrong Short Code 1 When the user press a wrong Code on their mobile keypad the system plays a message called Please try again You pressed invalid Code 2 Ifthe user makes a m
3. D MIS funded By Canadian Gov t through BSG Food Security amp Economic Growth FSEG Project Dec 15 14 sr Page 9 IAMIS End User Manual 3 How to use the Web Application subsystem to get Market Information If the users have access of Internet service and basic computer and internet usage skills he she can get the whole market information via the web application subsystems of the IAMIS system easily The steps to do this are 1 The user opens a browser on their computer or on their mobile phones if his her mobile phone has Internet connection 2 Type the URL of the IAMIS website on the browser which is www bgrsardbmis gov et then press enter 3 Then the page will be displayed for the user and then the user can click on the different menus and sub menus may be on vertical or horizontal and he she can see the information he she wants The following Screen Shoot shows the Welcome page of the IAMIS Website PRAT EO PEW DE HOE TAT PIES TMG A LE PbS H PINS MAS ha Benishangul Gumuz National Regional State Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau Integrated Market Information System h EN Login Home Market Market Chain BID AMAT PLLA ATE Ya ITEM CATEGORY Cereals Oil Products Domestic Animals Hide and Skin Bee Products Forest Products Fruits and Vegetables ZONE MARKET Assosa Kamashi Metekel SVL 1K AVE PE Directorates FAL PATER LP VAM IL l Grand Ethiopian
4. IAMIS End User Manual USER S MANUAL Integrated Agricultural Market Information System IAMIS By Marye Mengistu and Muluadam Temesgen Bahir Dar Ethiopia April 4 2015 IAMIS Page 1 IAMIS End User Manual General Information System Overview IAMIS is an Integrated Market Information System which is designed and developed by ABY Information Systems Solutions for the Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development Benshangul Gumuz Regional State with the sponsorship of Canadian Hunger Foundation CHF to provide timely and accurate market information for the farmers in remote area consumers merchants and other stakeholders who seek the information for different purpose It is designed by considering the educational level and technology infrastructure in the region So that people who lives in different woredas and kebeles can get the info in their own local language via their own ordinary mobile phones The IAMIS System works with the five major languages of the region this includes Amharic Afan Orommo Gumuz Rutana and shinasha languages What makes the IAMIS special are gt Itis user friendly and easy to use gt It is dynamic and interactive system that delivers timely market information 24 7 without human intervention gt It is accessible throughout the country using ordinary mobile phones via Voice interactive Voice Response call to 8023 SMS send and receive to and from 8024 Android app and dynamic w
5. a asosa Bambasi fBambasi Oi1 Products Sesame fioo fso fieo0 fioo Penton 5 asso Mio KomofTongo Oi Products sesame fo fo 540 2540 _losaa014 6 KamasiBelo Soge foil Products sesame fo o fosso e450 osiaaois p KanashiKanashi Kenashi Oi Products sesame 00 p00 967 2487 fosn2720a p Kamasisedsl Dia Oil Products sesame 500 500 poo _ 2279_psiu014 O Meteel Waban Day O Products Sesame pt 100015 s00 osn22014 1a Metsel Buln Baroda Oi Products Sesame 150 100000 300 p04 plaeo papa formons eme F03 boris lo pena 16 Assosa Homosha Homosha O1il Products Sesame IAMIS Page 13 IAMIS End User Manual 4 How to use the Smart phone application subsystem to Update or Collect Market Information gt Basically the smart phone application is used to collect market information in remote areas where there is limited internet and computer network infrastructure In addition to updating the price by fill the app forms and sends it to directly to the system database directly without any delay it is also simplify the usability of SMS and IVR The following screen shoot shows the first page of the android app which is installed on the smart phone s of the data collectors in each woredas BGRS IMIS BoARD Integrated Market Information System Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development ore lial eF aKo Forget Password Canadian Hunger Foundation CHF ABY Information System Solutions St
6. ebsite IAMIS Page 2 IAMIS End User Manual The Major Components of IAMIS 1 SMS NAC PUF aAbHT oi AEN IVR VA NEP 8023 S Radio Television Print Outs p Mobile App www bgrsardbmis gov et IAMIS Page 3 IAMIS End User Manual 1 How to use the IVR subsystem to get Market Information The user simply make a call to the four digit short 8023 then the IVR Interactive Voice Response system answers the call and the user will be guided by the prerecorded voice menu as follows Incoming Call The phone Rings for 5 sec The system asks the prefered The caller select Language language only once and continues with the selected language welcome message The system internally checks the callerid regisers new callers and check the selected languages The caller interacts with his her own touchtone telephone mobile keypad select move back 1 step select move back 1 step cave ar 7 gu 7 amp select move back 1 step Hangupcall es brane ip sea aerators IAMIS Page 4 IAMIS End User Manual 1 The system plays the Welcome message for the caller 2 The user prompted to select languages gt Press 1 for Amharic gt Press 2 for Affan Oromo gt Press 3 for Gumuzigna gt Press 4 for Shinashigna gt Press 5 for Rutangna 3 The user prompted to select the Zone gt Press 1 for Assosa Zone gt Press 2 for Metekel Zone gt Press 3 for Kama
7. eps 1 The data collector installs this app on their android smart phone 2 After they installed it open the app by clicking the BGRS IA MIS which is the name of the app developed for integrated market information system Then the screen shoot shown above will be displayed 4 The encoder enters the four digit code in to the Enter your Code field for authentication purpose IAMIS Page 14 IAMIS End User Manual Note if the encoder forget his her four digit code he she can the password by sending a forget password request just by clicking the Forgot Password button 5 Then press login button 6 The Screen Shoot shown below will be opened aa A OF ail c49 21 06 BGRS IMIS BOARD CLINS DLE ODAN S Market Price PEANT DLE DANS Demand Information PAPCN GZS DANS Supply Information PINES AAS AIIP Get Market Information T5 P m L A aoa 7 Ifthe data encoders select the market BGRS IMIS Bos rice option to update the weekly Price price p P y Place Code nst re Ass using his her smart phone application 8 The following screen will be displayed 9 The encoder will fill the pace code 1 e ee ESEN for the screen shoot shown Ass is the place code for Assosa Market place 10 After filled the place code the encoder will press the Continue button 11 Then the following form will displayed and filled by the encoder TAMIS Page 15 IAMIS End U
8. hi Zone 4 The user prompted to select the Market place in the selected Zone above For Example Under Assosa Zone gt Press 1 for Assosa market place under Assosa Zone gt Press 2 for Mengie market place gt Press 3 for Uran market place 5 The user prompted to select Market Item under the selected Market place gt Press 1 for Teff gt Press 2 for Wheat gt Press 3 for Maize 6 The user prompted to select sub Market Item if exist gt Press 1 for white Teff gt Press 2 for red teff gt Press 3 for Mixed teff IAMIS Page 5 IAMIS End User Manual 7 The user hears the price of the selected item in the selected language 8 Prompt the caller to repeat the played voice by pressing 0 9 Move back to the previous menu by pressing cy 10 At the end the system plays the Thank you message for the caller Scenario based on the above Voice flow Description If I need to know the price of red teff in Assosa Zone and in Uran Market Place in Amharic language via Voice IVR system I will make a call to 8023 then listen the voice menu and based on the voice guide played in the consecutive steps I will press the following numbers on my mobile keypad Market Item Teff Market Place Uran Sub Item red Teff Amharic Assosa language Zone From the above scenario after calling to the short code number 8023 by pressing
9. istake more than three times in one call the system plays the message called Thanks for Calling and then the call will be hang up 3 If the user tries to know the price of unregistered Item or if the item is registered but its price is not entered to the system the system will play a message called currently the item is not available for market IAMIS Page 8 IAMIS End User Manual 2 How to use the SMS subsystem to get Market Information To get Market information via SMS users can simply send commodity name like for example Maize Sorghum Teff Garlic Onion etc to 8024 It is the Short code number for SMS service for this System and in response they will get an SMS message that contains the price of that commodity in different market places The following screen shoot shows the replay message from the SMS subsystem after the user sends a message by typing Maize to 8024 Note The received message is both in Amharic and in English languages in order to fill the English language literacy Gap of the users g5 O WM iO rs EA al lohan MO ak ye Maize ETB 100kg ACAAssosa 450 LeHNHOorezab 450 naPAaABambasi 300 S amp AEDaleti 10 aD Menge 550 7 Tongo 600 Soge 365 nA Chigisha 500 negnKemashi 500 e HetD Zayit 530 MA Bulen 490 lt ANANAnMbDibate 410 AAGD Almu 520 599 hN Mambuk 510 tTtNANGUublak 421 a e Keshmando 750 nNCLA Sherkole 500 LPLP aAHomosha 650 BGRS BOAR
10. osal Assosa Assosa Fruts ani i Vegetables Fruits and 4 l i sosa Assosa Assosa Assosa Assosa osa 3 g i 5 e sosa i 8 9 B ESIE o PE i Assosa Assosa Assosa Domestic Animals Caw rs aE DAJAT B FR R IQ O aR We B S PANETE GES l Avg Difference Paes Price Date 5 12 2014 5 12 2014 670 04 12 2014 100 04 12 2014 1300 04 12 2014 66 04 12 2014 o 04 12 2014 21 04 12 2014 Lo 22 08 2014 Bs soo l 1610 _Joai2 2014 s 1700 700 04 12 2014 Lo 03 12 2014 1200 04 12 2014 L a 1200 04 12 2014 gt fenzen 17 Assosa Assosa Assosa Pr and Potato 70 70 04 12 2014 Vegetables Fruits and Vegetables Maso o e eo al o me so as sooo fo 04 12 2014 Assosa Assosa Assosa Domestic Animals Shep fioo fso fioo fo 041272014 IAMIS Page 12 IAMIS End User Manual View by Market Item Objective Display Market Information on a specific market Item in different Market places For example To know the price of sesame in different market places Steps 1 Select the Item name from the item selection list in this case we select sesame Please Select Item Name 2 Click on the show button 3 The system displays the price of Sesame in different market places NoZone Woreda Market Place Item Category Item Name Available Sold Avg Price Difference Market Date 1 Asosa assose Assosa Oi Products Sesame 5 85 pooo 1610 oazo
11. ser Manual eo A Oo aul 36 22 24 By A O wall 34 E3 22 32 BGRS IMIS BGRS IMIS 2 BoARD ag BoARD Place Code ns PE ASS Place Code F N P amp ASS Item Code PCt rel Item Code PCt re C011 Available AINS FPN Available AINS PEN 40 Sold tam Sold tm 24 Avg Price x99N amp PD Avg Price xo7ne PD _ 1850 Send An NEW Send An NEW gt Ln cc A cI 12 After filled the form the encoder will press the Send Button to update send store the data to the database 13 If he she wants to send Item price information to the database under the selected market place just by click on the New button and will displayed a new blank form and fill it with the required information and repeat step 12 above TAMIS Page 16
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