‘Extension workers need to be part of a team that includes policy makers, researchers and communities.’ Myra Wopereis-Pura, director of knowledge at FARA
ICTUpdate - a current awareness bulletin for ACP Agriculture
Current issue: Extension & advice
- Issue no. 62
- October 2011
Q&A
Extending the reach
‘ICTs bring agricultural extension and advisory services closer to farmers who often live far from the main information sources.’ Karin Nichterlein, research officer at the FAO.
Bookmarks
Agricultural information exchange
ICTs can be very effective in delivering timely and applicable information to small-scale producers, even those living in remote areas.
Tech Talk
Social connections
‘It would be good if organisations could make more use of this crowd-sourcing tool to map out their work, especially in rural areas.’ Brenda Zulu, ICT journalist and blogger based in Zambia
EXPLORE ICT update
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware
Clean up campaign..
Tackling e-waste. Steps are already being taken in Trinidad and Tobago to make sure discarded computers don’t end up in landfill sites and become and environment......
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......
Raising school standards..
SchoolNet Namibia has developed a computer lab that can be installed in any school in the country. This helps to simplify the training and technical support proc......
Logging the forest..
The Mbendjele Pygmies of the Republic of Congo are working together with an international logging company to help protect their forest environment. Using handhel......
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,.....
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.....
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.....