Notes

USE GOOGLE SCHOLAR FOR RESOURCES.

__ Remember, we are pitching this prototype design to be SOLD. __

**CONTEXT** Background research, Contextual research of the culture and their existing technologies, have some insight on their economic system (what globalization has done to the agricultural sector of their country. Look up factory farming and multinational corporation's influence. Find statistics on agricultural export). Research the statistics of the agricultural labour force. Women are an untapped labor resource in Ethiopia? <- find stats on this.

 "Ethiopia : the most important transactions to date concern India and Ethiopia, with the transfer of $4 billion US between the two countries. The Indians, who are currently facing a strong growth in demand for food for their people and animals are trying to ensure their food security by buying land in Ethiopia. While Ethiopia depends on food aid to feed its people, paradoxically it encourages these foreign investments by vast expropriation." http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24313

 Companies are land grabbing the best available land for food production

**PEOPLE** Target audience, Who we are pitching/selling this to? The owners of the farmland. explain how this design is feasible, affordable and a good product to make. Explain how this design will fit into the user's way of life in consideration of all of the contextual background research. Show some research into the land owners?


 * PACT People, Activities, Contexts, Technologies **

User research, Who are the actual users? Create personas and scenarios. User profiles. e.g. Unskilled labourer looking for work, single mother trying to feed her family? Teenager trying to support family b/c he lost his parents to AIDS, etc. Refer to the makeup of Ethiopia's labour force and see untapped segments of possible workers <- see stats on the unemployed.

**ACTIVITIES** Objective: To solve XYZ, to provide an affordable method for sustainable agricultural development using existing technologies. Decrease the dependence on outside help. Making produce affordable for the farmers themselves rather than selling it to other nations.


 * TECHNOLOGIES **

**Our Solution**: See section for artifact prototype. Display inspiration pictures. Mind map? Diagrams? Flow charts? Storyboards?

 Draw mind-map of how this invention will be incorporated into the system of agricultural production, and consider who it affects and its encompassing systems (economic-> creates new industry for bicycle maintenance?, environmental -> sustainable and eco friendly, reduces dependence on fossil fuels that destry environment, cultural -> inclusion of women into workforce)

 System of incorporation into its context, from production - market - user environment- societal impact - ecological impact - other industries (repair). illustrate this


 *  INSPIRATION **

 it applies a simple solution to a common problem in developing nations using local production means and materials to produce the water filter. It is low cost and uses local materials and skills to produce the tractor tricycle, so it is not only is it affordable it also creates a local industry to improve the economies of where they might be needed. I think it is important to not seem intrusive and disruptive to cultures we design for in the other 90%. If they are going to be the end users they should be involved in the production process, and it should become a part of the community and local industry so the communities and villages can be self-sufficient and continue to improve without dependency on outside sources.