Perspectives

A coordinated effort

Agricultural information services face major challenges in achieving their goals of making sure that farmers can find the precise information they need, when they need it...

Q&A

Integrating info systems

Have mobile phones replaced extension officers as the main source of information for farmers? There are certainly far fewer agricultural extension officers, either from gov...

Techtip

TechTip: Crop management advice

There are several services which farmers can directly access to help them to maintain their crops and get the best from their products at harvest time. Featured here are Fa...

Editorial

Editorial: Serving the needs of farmers

To build a stable business, farmers regularly need information on a wide range of subjects. They need long and short-term weather reports to choose the best time to plant a...

EXPLORE ICT update

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware

Pan-African podcasting..

The popular newsletter, Pambazuka News is using new media to reach an even larger audience. Presenting information that can be watched or listened to will have a......

Count on cell phones..

A project in South Africa supports mathematics education in schools using the web, social networking and mobile apps to deliver learning material directly to stud......

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......

The complete package..

Computers for Schools Kenya does more than just give away old computers. For them training, education, partnerships and policy change are just as important. Sinc......

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FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 60 - Rural ICT policy

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.....

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,.....

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.....

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.....

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