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Disaster risk management- ICT Update issue 71

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...
Capabilities, costs, networks and innovations: impact of mobile phones in rural India

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...
“MAVUNO ADVANCE”: An e-Warehouse Agricultural Financial Product for Small-holder farmers in Tigania East and Tigania West, Meru County

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...
New wireless sensor network technology for precision agriculture

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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Discussion forum: ICT enabling rural financial services and micro-insurance for smallholders

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Smallholder farmers are the world’s largest group of working-age poor. Much of the world’s...

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ICT Update Issue 71: Small Islands and e-resilience

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Issue 71 | April 2013

The rise of ICTs in the...

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How ICT is helping farmers and combatting climate change

Greenhouse gases from agriculture account for over ten percent of total emissions globally, roughly equivalent to the entire global transport sector. Meanwhile, it is estimated that...

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Bringing the field to the farmers: how video is transforming agriculture

Farm yields are low not because improved practices do not exist, but because farmers are unaware of them. According to estimates from the International Fund for Agricultural Development, as much as ...

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Tanzanian farmers want in on the Mobile Revolution

Farmers in the Tanzania, who constitute about 75 per cent of the workforce, will reap more benefits from use of cellular phones only if experts can design appropriate software to help users access information cheaply. ICT experts are of the opinion that cellular phones fitted with special...

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On-demand mobile electricity: The Buffalo Project

Many millions of people at the bottom of the economic pyramid are expected to acquire mobile phones, greatly benefiting their lives, business activities and access to information. Having an operational phone means access to services such as m-banking, water point mapping, and many other...

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