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Software Developmen

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Software DevelopmentCSLs Software Development team provides customers with a full range

software development and support services. We cater for special custrequirements as well as for needs unique to Samoa.

Examples:

Websites

Financial, banking and treasury Systems

Customer Related Management Systems Secure Electoral Database with bio-metric detection

Drivers license, vehicle registration databases

Online database and e-commerce Systems etc.

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The Idea

A Beneficiary System which offers agriculturists an alternative means

acquiring resources from their supplier base.

The System will be centralized at the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheriewho will act as the mediator between the agriculturists and the suppl

This medium of exchange maybe in the form either a voucher, couponform, card, invoice etc. This will depend of the Front-end of the Systemdetermine how the agriculturists and suppliers interact.

Hence the Back-end will run the transactional side i.e. how the funds atransferred between the three parties (Agriculturists, MAF, Suppliers)

Lets explore some possible options

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Option #1 Database driven Websit

MAF

Database Supplier

Farmer

Website The System is located a

Website acts as the froback-end will run queridatabase

Both Agriculturists and

have accounts to the Sy

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Farmer John is signs up online via the website and issued an account

John then puts through an order and specifies the supplier he intendsfrom. In this case, John intends to purchase from Bluebird Hardware.

MAF representatives see the request, approve it, then notify John (viaemail) that the order is approved.

John goes back online, prints the approved order and then goes to Blu

Hardware. Bluebird also have an account to the website. They are notified of the

order, enters Johns document number into the pending order onlinetransaction is complete and verified.

The Scenario

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Issue #1 Majority of agriculturists do not have access to the internet

Possible Solution SNBH project. Schools can be designated access point

Issue #2 Majority of agriculturists do not know how to use a comput

Possible Solutions Training.

- Teachers at schools can process order on behalf of thagriculturists.

Issue #3 Efficiency?

Issues with option #1

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Option #2 Cards

MAF Supplier

Farmer

MAF issues a Card to each Ag

Cards will be issued allowancfunds?

Card will be used as medium exchange to purchase from S

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Farmer John is signs at MAF office and is issued a card

John uses the card at a designated supplier to purchase goods

Card is charged* by the Supplier. MAF is notified and hence verifies thtransaction

The Scenario

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How will the customers card be charged? And if so how will MAF kno

transaction? Possible Solution A System installed at all designated suppliers and cent

MAF. Card Number is entered in System and transaction is processed.

If there is such a System put in place at all designated suppliers, how dinterconnect them/

Possible Solution internet connection that meets minimum requirementsystems connectivity?

Another Solution ????

Cost???

Issues with option #2

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Option#2 Costs & Requirements

Card Printer and relevant Software

Zebra ZXP3

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Option#2 Costs & Requirements

Connectivity Costs Connecting all suppliers to MAF

$ ???? Depends on number of suppliers