Title:
Using ICT in the agricultural livelihoods sector
Corporate author(s):
IICD
Place:
The Hague
Publisher:
IICD
Year:
2008
Series Title:
Sectors
PAGE:
4
Language:
eng
Subject:
Information, Knowledge and Communication
Keywords:
information and communication technologies
,
agriculture
,
information services
,
empowerment
Abstract:
IICD’s agricultural livelihoods sector projects are aimed at improving the incomes of small-scale farmers and improving levels of efficiency in the agricultural sector, using ICT. This sector is the largest focus for IICD, with a total of 65 projects, programmes and policies. Across the nine countries in which IICD is active, the projects have so far reached approximately 180,000 active users and no fewer than 2,500,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries. The users primarily include small farmers and farming associations, traders and trade organizations and informal small and medium-sized businesses. The ICT users are reached through a combination of information centres with internet access, mobile services, rural radio and television and voice radio.
Organization:
IICD - International Institute for Communication and Development
Region:
Africa South of Sahara
,
Caribbean
,
Latin America
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2008 IICD
Document type:
Report
File:
119347.pdf