Introduction

As the United Nation's International Year of the Cooperative comes to a close, join the e-Agriculture community and our subject matter experts in a discussion on the key issues that make ICT important for producer organizations, and the challenges that limit their full potential.

This forum will discuss the role ICT plays in producer organizations, from improved efficiency to networking to transfer of technical knowledge. Aware that organizations face limited resources, the discussion will look at priority areas for investing in ICT.  We will look for examples of whether ICT empowers or marginalizes women and smallholders in producer organizations, and we will discuss the role of the public sector in supporting producer organizations' uptake of ICT.

 Subject matter experts:

• Marie-Hélène Collion
• Alexander Flor, University of the Philippines Open University
• Riikka Rajalahti, World Bank
• Pierre Rondot, CIRAD
• John Rouse