Question 2: What examples of ICT strategies targeting the agricultural sector do we have in ACP and in non-ACP countries (“ACP” stands for “Africa, Caribbean and Pacific”)?
On this second date of our discussion we have to start addressing the Question 2. After consiering the notion and concept of e-agriculture strategies as well as the rationale and justification for national e-strategies, now we may start highlighting specific instances of national e-agriculture strategies. Doing so enables us to learn more about them with the possibility to assess whether they live up to their rationale and expectations.
So here is a restatement of the Question 2 for you to tackle:
What examples of ICT strategies targeting the agricultural sector do we have in ACP and in non-ACP countries (“ACP” stands for “Africa, Caribbean and Pacific”)?
ICT definitely concerned with the development, not only economic sense, but as a overall progress of the economy. Hence, the useful of the ICT should be studied well and one has to develop how the ICT can be adopted for betterment of agricultural sector, particularly in the ACP Region.
The Audio Conferencing for Agricultural Extension (ACE) Project by the Savannah Young Farmers Network (SYFN)-Ghana is one of the innovative ICT driven approach in the delivery of demand driven/participatory Agricultural Extension services to farmers and other Agricultural value chain actors in Northern Ghana.
How do you see innovative applications like ACE in the context of Ghana policy framework and strategy? Have you experienced or do you hinderance or are the right incentives in place due to the policy framework? Could you please elaborate on any link you see between those two elements?
Thanks,
Ken LohentoTechnical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)Netherlands
Dear all
Before launching this discussion and before the fourthcoming ICT Observatory meeting on the subject, CTA commissioned a desk research, notably to see if e-agriculture strategies, or document that look like these, exist in Africa Caribbean and Pacific.
The research shows that, in most countries, especially in Africa, we have a chapter on "agriculture" in national ICT policy documents (Henry mentioned the case in Malawi during yesterday); it also shows that we don't have "e-agriculture strategies" in most countries. But there was/are in some countries (Rwanda, Mali, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Maurituis, for example), differents documents that have been put together, or are being put together, that could be referred to as e-agriculture strategies/agriculture cyber strategies, etc. Most of them are not officially adopted; in a country like Ivory coast, it seems the process is on going.
Please have a look, share your comments and if you have more detailed information on the case of your country, where you are in the process, please share that.
In Senegal, since the first years of independence, radio (Rural Educational Radio) has long been the only media used by agricultural services to reach farmers.
Towards the end of last century, a company using the phone (MANOBI) for monitoring of agricultural markets is born. But it must be admitted that its use is limited because many farmers could not dispose of mobile phone.
Today, with professional and instruction advanced producers, mobile phone with or without internet plays an important role for easy communication.
In many areas there are producers (or at least their organization) equipped with computers with internet connection.
Question 2: What examples of ICT strategies targeting the agricultural sector do we have in ACP and in non-ACP countries (“ACP” stands for “Africa, Caribbean and Pacific”)?
Hello all,
On this second date of our discussion we have to start addressing the Question 2. After consiering the notion and concept of e-agriculture strategies as well as the rationale and justification for national e-strategies, now we may start highlighting specific instances of national e-agriculture strategies. Doing so enables us to learn more about them with the possibility to assess whether they live up to their rationale and expectations.
So here is a restatement of the Question 2 for you to tackle:
What examples of ICT strategies targeting the agricultural sector do we have in ACP and in non-ACP countries (“ACP” stands for “Africa, Caribbean and Pacific”)?
Up to you!
Thanks,
Mawaki
* Apart from the typo in the message, you must also have understood that I meant to write 'Over to you!' (not 'up to you').
ICT definitely concerned with the development, not only economic sense, but as a overall progress of the economy. Hence, the useful of the ICT should be studied well and one has to develop how the ICT can be adopted for betterment of agricultural sector, particularly in the ACP Region.
Our national agriculture support agency funded by the government of Jamaica has a web site and data base to assist the ministry.
I am assuming that website is public: Could you please provide us with the link/address? Thanks
please see the link to the rural agricultural web site: http://www.rada.gov.jm/
this is the data base link https://www.abisjamaica.com.jm/ABIS2009/
The Audio Conferencing for Agricultural Extension (ACE) Project by the Savannah Young Farmers Network (SYFN)-Ghana is one of the innovative ICT driven approach in the delivery of demand driven/participatory Agricultural Extension services to farmers and other Agricultural value chain actors in Northern Ghana.
Nganwani,
How do you see innovative applications like ACE in the context of Ghana policy framework and strategy? Have you experienced or do you hinderance or are the right incentives in place due to the policy framework? Could you please elaborate on any link you see between those two elements?
Thanks,
Mawaki
Dear all
Before launching this discussion and before the fourthcoming ICT Observatory meeting on the subject, CTA commissioned a desk research, notably to see if e-agriculture strategies, or document that look like these, exist in Africa Caribbean and Pacific.
The research shows that, in most countries, especially in Africa, we have a chapter on "agriculture" in national ICT policy documents (Henry mentioned the case in Malawi during yesterday); it also shows that we don't have "e-agriculture strategies" in most countries. But there was/are in some countries (Rwanda, Mali, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Maurituis, for example), differents documents that have been put together, or are being put together, that could be referred to as e-agriculture strategies/agriculture cyber strategies, etc. Most of them are not officially adopted; in a country like Ivory coast, it seems the process is on going.
The summary of the findings are availaible here http://www.e-agriculture.org/forumtopics/resources-0
Please have a look, share your comments and if you have more detailed information on the case of your country, where you are in the process, please share that.
Thank you
Regards
Ken Lohento
In Senegal, since the first years of independence, radio (Rural Educational Radio) has long been the only media used by agricultural services to reach farmers.
Towards the end of last century, a company using the phone (MANOBI) for monitoring of agricultural markets is born. But it must be admitted that its use is limited because many farmers could not dispose of mobile phone.
Today, with professional and instruction advanced producers, mobile phone with or without internet plays an important role for easy communication.
In many areas there are producers (or at least their organization) equipped with computers with internet connection.