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Issue no. 56
August 2010

Remote control

Remote sensing and web 2.0 tools make water use more efficient in Mali
A balanced delivery

Remote sensing and cell phone technology deliver water management inform...
A plan for the future

The Tanzanian irrigation ministry develops a long-term ICT strategy
Water, soil and data

Swaziland project uses GIS to identify farmland suitable for irrigation

Perspectives

Making technology appropriate

Irrigation has never been common in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The climate has enabled farmers to grow their crops, quite successfully, under rainfed-only conditions. B...

Q&A

Efficiency in full flow

Few farmers use irrigation. What are the main limiting factors?Irrigation has always been fairly expensive option for small-scale farmers. You also need the right enviro...

EXPLORE ICT update

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware

Campaigning against conflict..

Frustrated by the lack of mainstream media attention, international human rights organizations are using the internet to maintain focus on the conflict in Darfur....

Hitting the right tone..

The traditional Yoruba ‘talking drums’ of Nigeria provide inspiration for a unique approach to speech recognition technology. ...

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......

Spreading the net..

At the moment, there is very little evidence of web 2.0 tools being used at the community level in developing countries. In Senegal, for example, people can list.....

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