• Mobile Telephony

Mobile telephony effectively reduces the “distance” between individuals
and institutions, making the sharing of information and knowledge easier and more effective. Social networks can be strengthened and individuals empowered through use of their handset.

• Public-private partnerships (PPPs)

PPPs in e-Agriculture are generally found at the community level where the strengths of the public and private sectors complement each other in providing information and advisory services that address the needs of farmers and rural communities. The public sector’s mandate for provision of information and services can be best achieved through harnessing the potential of the private sector to add local context in a comercial environment.

• The Role of ICT in Agricultural Value Chain

ICT play an important role in agricultural value chains, with different types of ICT having different strengths and weaknesses when applied to particular interventions. The impacts of ICT are diverse, and they influence market competitiveness in different ways. However, technology should not overshadow the people and institutions involved. While the positive impacts of ICT are being catalogued and discussed, many rural farmers still do not have access to or the capacity to use ICT

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