Knowledge base

The Knowledge Base is home to valuable resources related to ICT in Agriculture and Rural Development. These resources are submitted by Community members covering experiences and outcomes through case studies and reports, ICT statistics, examples of government e-Agriculture programmes and policies, and other relevant information.

We invite you to submit materials relating to e-Agriculture that fit within the established criteria as mentioned above.

  1. e-Agriculture
    AMIS-Cameroon: Bridging the information gap for rural farmers
    22/02/2012

    The Agricultural Marketing Information Services-Cameroon (AMIS-Cameroon) team has identified -through observation and field research- a lack of timely information as the most significant problem affecting rural farmers in Cameroon. AMIS-Cameroon is working to bridge the information gap between...

  2. Case study: ICTs and agricultural adaptation to climate change - NGO in Bangladesh develops ICT-based 'plant clinic'
    20/02/2012

    NGO in Bangladesh developed an ICT-based community 'plant clinic' for climate resilient agricultural practices. Centre for Development Informatics (CDI), University of Manchester, UK With the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  Authors: A.H. Rezaul Haq, Mustafa...

  3. e-Agriculture
    M-Farm gives smallholder farmers easy access to price information via SMS
    14/02/2012

    Kenya - M-Farm is a mobile application that helps Kenyan farmers get market information and improve their agriculture productivity. Offering a simple, accessible, and affordable alternative to using the internet, small-scale farmers can text the number 3535 to request pricing information for a...

  4. e-Agriculture
    The African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) launches three new research papers
    25/01/2012

    "Participatory radio campaigns and food security: How radio can help farmers make informed decisions" Radio continues to be a significant method of communication in Africa. Involving farmers in the development of radio programming increased the odds that they would adopt new agricultural...

  5. The Beekeeping Exchange Group: an online forum hosted by TECA (FAO)
    24/01/2012

    Interview with Charlotte Lietaer - Facilitator of the Beekeeping Exchange Group The Beekeeping Exchange Group is a topic specific online forum hosted by TECA (FAO). TECA stands for Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers and is one of FAO's knowledge databases focused on...

  6. Mobile Applications: Helping Agriculturalists Make Better Decisions
    19/01/2012

    With the support of the Department of Primary Industries, an innovative project was recently undertaken in Victoria, Australia exploring the development of smartphone applications and their possible acceptance in agriculture. The resulting report addresses some of the challenges and opportunities...

  7. "eTransform Africa" Report by the World Bank & the African Development Bank
    18/01/2012

    The eTransform Africa report, produced by the World Bank and the African Development Bank, addresses the potential of ICTs (particularly mobile phones) to change business models in key sectors for Africa. The transformation of various sectors is discussed, including agriculture, climate...

  8. Paper: "Pastoral Mobility Optimization based on a Mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) for Rural Development"
    17/01/2012

     ABSTRACT This paper explores the use of mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) computing in its application in water point management. Applications based on mobile GIS are the best way to provide appropriate solutions for rural populations such as breeders in Senegal. In fact, the...

  9. RONGEAD
    Small scale cashew producers in Côte d’Ivoire manage international market
    16/01/2012

    RONGEAD is a non profit organisation in Côte d’Ivoire which helps facilitate small producers in Africa  to gain better access to markets. In Côte d’Ivoire we transmit information on the cashew market via SMS, radios, and 6 field trainers....

  10. e-Agriculture
    Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, this non-profit lets you lend to help the most vulnerable
    10/01/2012

    "Farmers face challenges with inclement weather, poor crop output, and plant and animal diseases. These loans help some of society's most vulnerable people" Kiva is non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a...

  11. e-Agriculture
    Market Information Organization of the Americas (MIOA)
    10/01/2012

    "The Market Information Organization of the Americas (MIOA) is a cooperation network comprised of government institutions or those institutions so delegated by the government, whose principal functions and aims is the collection, process, analysis and dissemination of information relative to...

  12. Developmental Contribution from Mobile Phones Across the Agricultural Value Chain in Rural Africa
    09/01/2012

    Journal article published by Bjorn Furuholt, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway and Edmund Matotay, Mzumbe University, Tanzania in The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries. ABSTRACT The most widespread information and communication technology (ICT) in developing...

  13. IICD Recommendations for Rio+20
    29/12/2011

    IICD's recommendations about using ICT for sustainable development, presented to the Dutch national platform Rio+20. This platform was set up as a preparation for the UN conference on sustainable development (held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012). IICD believes that the introduction and use of...

  14. Selecting Mobile ICT Devices for Agriculture Services and Applications in sub-Saharan Africa
    21/12/2011

    The USAID FACET Project (Fostering Agriculture Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies) project has created a series of Briefing Papers designed to help USAID missions and their implementing partners in sub-Saharan Africa use information and communications technology (ICT...

  15. Kilimo Salama - "ICT and Ag Profile" from USAID
    13/12/2011

    A brief profile outlining Kilimo Salama, an indexed micro-insurance service for smallholder farmers using mobile phones in Kenya,  including how it works, the implementer/funder, the technology used, fees, primary markets, users, business model, and impact.  

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