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24/05/2013
EASYPol is a web-based multilingual publishing series and knowledge sharing platform of freely downloadable resources for policy making in agriculture, rural development and food security.
These resources focus on policy findings, methodological tools and capacity development.
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24/05/2013
This briefing paper presents the results of an assessment carried out to explore the current use of sustainable (without on-going donor support) and scalable (potentially to millions of farmers) agricultural market price information systems (MIS) in Africa, with a particular focus on East Africa....
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23/05/2013
USAID's FACET project hosted two webinars that looked at how ICT applications are currently being used to advance the agriculture industry in Africa. Each of the free online events promoted a respective topic for separate forthcoming FACET project briefing papers.
The first webinar focused on ICT...
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23/05/2013
USAID's FACET project hosted a webinar that looked at mobile monitoring and evaluation (M&E) apps that are being used or have the potential to be used in agriculture development projects. It was based on the forthcoming briefing paper on the same subject written by Alice Liu and Maria Bina...
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23/05/2013
USAID's FACET project hosted a webinar that looked at how mobile finance (mobile money, mobile banking and mobile phone based applications) is changing the understanding of value chain finance and the benefits it can bring to all stakeholders along the value chain, specifically agribusinesses and...
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23/05/2013
This webinar occurred on Tuesday, February 12th at 9am EST (14.00 GMT, 17.00 EAT). It was hosted by USAID’s FACET project and explored how agriculture development projects can use mobile and other technologies to enhance the impact of radio programming targeting rural farmers.
Summary:
This ...
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23/05/2013
Abstract- Acquiring trustworthy information on crop type and production is very essential for developing countries like India as agriculture is considered as the backbone of its economy. Comprehensive, reliable and timely information on agricultural resources is very much necessary. Though there...
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16/05/2013
In October 2005, leaders of Pacific nations at the 36th Pacific Islands Forum in Papua New Guinea endorsed A Framework for Action 2005–2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. The aim of the Framework at the regional level was to develop a coordinated approach to all...
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15/05/2013
Abstract: India did not participate in the landline phone revolution but has seen an unprecedented growth in mobile phones, with over 919 million subscribers by the end of March 2012, making it second only to China in this sphere. The tele-density in rural India, where nearly 69 percent of the...
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15/05/2013
This report presents the findings of a market research exercise undertaken in March 2013 to establish the critical financial needs among small-holder farmers’ (pre and post harvest) as a guide to developing an Agricultural Financial Product. The product to be delivered through the eWarehouse...
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13/05/2013
Abstract: Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMCS) of the University of Latvia is implementing the project “Development of Long Range Wireless sensor network for precision farming applications in Latvia” (The Project). The Project has two main directions of research. The first is...
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09/05/2013
Abstract: The paper looks at the ways of approaching the promotion of Mobile and Agency Banking technology adoption and its diffusion in Kenya. Technology adoption climates in developing countries are, by nature, problematic, characterized by poor business and governance conditions, low...
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08/05/2013
The opportunities normally provided by modern technology are constrained by an outdated internal infrastructure in dire need of investment and islands scattered across a vast expanse. This seems to hold true for ICTs and for travellers in the Pacific Ocean. Change is on the way, however. Supporting...
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07/05/2013
Abstract: Dhaka is one of the fastest growing megacities of the world with a dense population over 15 million. Being the capital of a developing country like Bangladesh, it is experiencing multi-dimensional problems such as over urbanization, traffic congestion, water logging, solid waste...
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07/05/2013
Information is the glue that holds together the members of value chains – from raw material processing, packaging and marketing, to the final consumer. Access to timely, relevant and accurate information by members of value chains is essential for the development of individual businesses and of...
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03/05/2013
Abstract: Agriculture is the important sector and key contributors to the national GDP of Bangladesh. Around 20.60% of the total GDP of the country comes from the agricultural sector. But, most of the farmers of Bangladesh are still in lack of modern agricultural knowledge. Farmers need to access...
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02/05/2013
Abstract: This paper describes the experiences gained in terms of challenges encountered and lessons learned in an exploratory initiative of mobile phone-based multimedia agricultural advisory System (MAAS), which helps in providing timely agricultural expert advice to farmers on their mobile...
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02/05/2013
The Caribbean offers a number of opportunities that make the region prime for the development of its mobile innovation ecosystem. It has a high adoption rate of mobile phones (with over 100% penetration), nearly 100% network coverage on many islands, expanding 3G and 4G networks, a growing demand...
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29/04/2013
Agriculture provides food and raw materials. Everybody depends on agriculture for their life and agriculture is highly dependent on climate change. In developing countries, agriculture productivity is decreasing day by day due to climate change as a result problem to manage foods for growing...
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29/04/2013
In this issue of ICT Update:
Issue 71 | April 2013
The rise of ICTs in the PacificAnju Mangal and Jacqui Berrell
Mobile innovation on Caribbean islandsToni Eliasz and Rick Doerr
Towards Caribbean e-agricultureJames Antoine and Atiba Phillips
Disaster risk managementJutta May
An...
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19/04/2013
The purpose of this article is to highlight the relationship between ICT solutions and greater sustainable development, discuss the access crisis in rural SubSaharan Africa, and recommend integration and implementation methods that governments and non-government actors may pursue within the scope...
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18/04/2013
The Syngenta Foundation published this report, which focuses on the use of mobile applications in agriculture especially in the developing world. This report considers ICT/mobile-use as tools for providing information, and gives a typology of information flows along the agriculture value chain....
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16/04/2013
Abstract: Consequent upon trade liberalization and globalization, contract farming was endorsed in India as a potential means to assimilate rural dairy farmers into growing markets for milk. The contracting agencies provided extension services to rural dairy farmers to promote milk production. This...
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12/04/2013
For many developing countries, the information infrastructure to support model-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimates is just beginning to emerge; however initiatives such as the World Digital Soils Map project and growing availability of free or low-cost climate data sets and remote...
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04/04/2013
Abstract: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in a relatively short period of time of our planet’s history have had a major transformative impact across all strata of society. In the study, four different villages (520 respondents) from four districts of Bangladesh have been...
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02/04/2013
Abstract: It is well known that agriculture is an essential industry for both developed and developing countries in the world, especially for developing countries to satisfy people’s basic food and clothing issues. However, in general agricultural development is relatively underdeveloped compared...
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02/04/2013
Abstract: Information and communication technology usage has brought a lot of transformation into the Nigerian economy. The most recent is the introduction of mobile and e-banking into the banking industry and this has extended accessibility of banking facility to many of the previously unbanked...
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27/03/2013
Abstract: The main purpose of this research was to study the socio-cultural index of rice electronic marketing users in Rasht Township, Iran. This study used a survey design and was conducted with a random sample of 367 paddy farmers in Rasht Township. To identify the socio-cultural...
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27/03/2013
Abstract: Librarians and information workers should participate actively in disseminating agricultural information to farmers in Nigeria using audio-visual materials and Information Communication Technologies. This paper looks into the role of information in boosting food and cash crops production...
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27/03/2013
In Latin America, social inclusion and environmental sustainability in agriculture are especially relevant issues, in light of the great structural heterogeneity within the sector and, more recently, the stepped-up pressures on natural resources resulting from the boom in international commodity...
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