Agricultural management information systems

The efficient operation of any large company demands the free flow of information. This is true for agroindustrial concerns as well as commercial and industrial organizations. Computerised Management Information Systems are the norm for many industries, bringing advantages of timely, reliable information on all aspects of the business, and offering an inclusive solution for the provision of all information requirements. The practicalitites of designing and implementing such a system an discussed, focusing on systems installed at the Mtibwa Sugar Estates in Morogoro and the Kilombero Sugar Company at Kidatu in Tanzania.