‘Young people cannot take up the role of intermediary free of charge, nor should they be expected to,’ Sylvestre Ouédraogo, president of the Yam Pukri Association in Burkina Faso.
ICTUpdate - a current awareness bulletin for ACP Agriculture
Current issue: Youth and ICTs
- Issue no. 65
- April 2012
Q&A
A source of inspiration
Young farmers are able to master ICT skills and tools, to analyse and adjust farming practices to cope with prevailing climatic conditions, and increase profits.
Bookmarks
Blogs for an online presence
Blogs can provide youth groups, agricultural cooperative and farming business with an easy and free online presence.
Tech Talk
Encouraging ICT uptake
Sharing ideas with others, even on a small or personal level, can encourage them to make effective use of ICTs.
EXPLORE ICT update
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware
Adapting to change..
As the internet has grown so has Kabissa, responding to problems and offering solutions to activists and members throughout Africa. ...
The mesh potato network..
A group of software experts, technical specialists and telecommunications entrepreneurs in South Africa is working to develop an inexpensive system to provide rur......
Power to the community..
Using hydro and solar energy, a village in Kenya now boasts the first hybrid zero emission power supply in the country. The community power centre provides a stab......
A problem shared..
Introducing technology to rural areas can be difficult. But networking and sharing ideas has provided solutions for one village in western Kenya, where a group o......
BROWSE TECHNOLOGY
all technologies...FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 60 - Rural ICT policy
The benefits of better serv.....
Access to telecommunication services can greatly improve economic growth. And this is especially the case in developing countries. According to the World Bank,.....
The democracy of technology..
National ICT policies provide guidance on how a country promotes the development of the information and communications sector. Ideally, these policies ensure th.....
A network for a new economy..
The Government of Rwanda’s document, ‘Vision 2020’, sets out plans that will transform the country’s economy from being largely dependent on agriculture to conc.....
Input through data..
Since 2002, the SEND Foundation has been monitoring Ghana’s poverty reduction strategy, and researching whether the country’s poor have been benefitting from th.....